Dingler’s two homers power Tigers past Twins 10‑4

DETROIT (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler went 4 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Comerica Park.

Kerry Carpenter added a two-run homer and Riley Greene drove in a run on a sacrifice fly. Troy Melton (3-0) pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts to earn the win. Kyle Finnegan tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Minnesota scored single runs in the first and third innings and added two in the fifth. Brooks Lee hit a solo homer and Josh Bell also went deep for the Twins. Taj Bradley (5-3) took the loss.

Detroit overcame an early deficit, scoring three runs in the sixth on Dingler’s three-run blast and adding two more in the seventh on Gleyber Torres’ two-run single. Both teams finished with 10 hits. The Tigers improved to 28-39, while Minnesota fell to 30-38. The game drew 22,641 fans and lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes.