BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins scored four runs in the fifth inning and held on to defeat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Tuesday night at Target Field.

Taj Bradley earned the win for Minnesota, improving to 2-0, while Tigers starter Tarik Skubal took the loss, falling to 1-2. Justin Topa secured his first save of the season.

The Twins sent nine batters to the plate in the decisive fifth. Luke Keaschall, Ryan Jeffers and Josh Bell delivered consecutive run-scoring hits, with Jeffers’ two-run double putting Minnesota ahead for good. Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle drove in both Tigers runs with a single in the seventh and a double in the ninth.

The Twins improved to 5-6. The Tigers fell to 4-7. Attendance was 12,341. Time of game was 2:50.