DETROIT (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler homered twice, including a three-run blast in the sixth inning, and drove in five runs as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

The victory in front of 22,641 fans lifted Detroit to 28-39 on the season while Minnesota fell to 30-38. The game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes.

Detroit starter Troy Melton earned his third win without a loss, allowing four runs on eight hits over five-plus innings. He struck out five and walked one. Minnesota starter Taj Bradley took the loss, falling to 5-3 after surrendering five runs on seven hits in four and one-third innings.

The game began with Minnesota taking an early lead. Byron Buxton launched a solo home run to left-center field in the top of the first inning, his 19th of the season, to put the Twins ahead. But the Tigers answered in the bottom half when Dillon Dingler hit his 15th homer, a solo shot to left field that cut the lead to one.

Detroit tied the game in the second inning when Riley Greene homered to left, his seventh of the year. The Twins regained the lead in the third when Josh Bell hit his seventh home run, a line drive to left-center field that made the score 2-1 Minnesota. The Tigers again responded in the bottom of the third, scratching across a run on a sacrifice fly by Greene that scored Kevin McGonigle, knotting the game at two.

The score remained tied until the top of the fifth inning, when Minnesota’s offense erupted for two runs on back-to-back home runs. Brooks Lee led off with his 10th homer, a line drive to right field, and Kody Clemens followed with his ninth blast, a fly ball to right, giving the Twins a 4-2 lead.

Detroit answered immediately in the bottom of the fifth. Dingler doubled sharply to center field, and Kerry Carpenter followed with his ninth home run, a fly ball to right that scored Dingler and gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead.

The Tigers broke the game open in the sixth inning. Zach McKinstry tripled to center field off reliever Eric Orze, and Gleyber Torres was hit by a pitch. After Kevin McGonigle struck out, Dingler stepped to the plate and launched his 16th homer, a three-run shot to left field that scored McKinstry and Torres and extended Detroit’s lead to 8-4.

Detroit added two more runs in the seventh inning. Riley Greene walked, Spencer Torkelson walked, and after a strikeout and a flyout, McKinstry walked to load the bases. Torres then singled to left field off reliever Taylor Rogers, scoring Greene and Torkelson and making the score 10-4.

Minnesota’s bullpen struggled to contain the Tigers’ lineup. Bradley was charged with five earned runs, and relievers Eric Orze, Justin Lawrence, Taylor Rogers and Cody Laweryson combined to allow five runs on three hits over three and two-thirds innings. Laweryson was the lone bright spot, tossing a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

The Twins managed 10 hits but left nine runners on base. Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored. Josh Bell also had two hits, including his homer, and drove in a run. Buxton added his solo shot but struck out three times. Kody Clemens went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Victor Caratini went 0-for-5. Tristan Gray was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Carpenter finished the game with two hits and three RBIs for Detroit, including his homer. Dingler had three hits, two homers and five RBIs. Torres had two hits and two RBIs. Greene had a homer and two RBIs. The Tigers also had 10 hits.

The most critical sequence of the game occurred in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the score 5-4 in favor of Detroit, McKinstry led off with a triple, Torres was hit by a pitch, and Dingler followed with his second home run of the night. The three-run blast turned a one-run lead into a four-run advantage and effectively put the game out of reach. Minnesota had no answer the rest of the way, managing just one hit over the final three innings.

The Tigers’ victory snapped a brief two-game losing streak and evened their record in the current homestand at 1-1. The Twins lost their fourth straight game and have now dropped 12 of their last 15 contests dating back to May 29.

The two teams are scheduled to play again Wednesday night at Comerica Park at 7:10 p.m. local time. Minnesota then returns home to face St. Louis, while Detroit travels to Cleveland for a three-game weekend series.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit 5, Minnesota 3. Its ELO system gave Detroit a 56 percent probability to win. The Tigers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs. The total of 14 runs went under the over-under line of 8.