DETROIT (Interstat) — Byron Buxton homered and drove in three runs, and Taylor Rogers pitched a scoreless inning in relief to earn the win as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday night at Comerica Park.

Buxton, who went 2-for-4 with a walk, launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning that broke open a one-run game, giving Minnesota a 6-1 lead. The center fielder has now homered in two of his last three games after a 1-for-5 performance with a solo shot Tuesday.

The Twins, who improved to 31-38, snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory. Detroit fell to 28-40 and dropped its second straight.

Yoendrys Gómez recorded his fifth save of the season despite allowing a run in the ninth, striking out one. Rogers, who entered with a 2-3 record, worked a perfect seventh with two strikeouts.

The game began slowly, with both starting pitchers working through early innings. Twins starter Mike Paredes allowed one earned run on one hit over three innings while striking out four. Detroit’s Framber Valdez took the loss, allowing four earned runs on six hits over five innings.

Minnesota struck first in the second inning. With two outs, Royce Lewis homered to left-center field, his fourth of the season, giving the Twins a 1-0 lead. The inning ended on a strikeout.

Detroit answered in the third. After two quick outs, Kevin McGonigle walked, then Gleyber Torres doubled to right-center to score McGonigle, tying the game at 1-1. Kerry Carpenter was hit by a pitch, but Dillon Dingler flied out to end the inning.

The game remained tied until the fifth. With one out, Alex Jackson was hit by a pitch, and Austin Martin was also hit by a pitch, putting two runners on. Buxton then crushed a 1-0 pitch to left-center field for his 20th home run of the season, scoring Jackson and Martin to give Minnesota a 4-1 lead.

Brooks Lee singled after the homer, but Orlando Arcia grounded into a double play, and Josh Bell popped out to end the inning.

Detroit cut the lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Zach McKinstry singled, then Zack Short struck out. Kevin McGonigle walked, and Gleyber Torres singled to load the bases. Kerry Carpenter then singled to right, scoring McKinstry and McGonigle and sending Torres to third. Dillon Dingler struck out and Riley Greene struck out to end the threat.

The Twins added two more runs in the seventh. Austin Martin walked, Buxton singled, and Brooks Lee reached on a force out, putting Martin on third and Lee on first. Orlando Arcia struck out, but Josh Bell singled to center, scoring Martin and moving Lee to second. Royce Lewis walked to load the bases with two outs, but Luke Keaschall lined out to right to end the inning, leaving the score 6-3.

Detroit mounted a rally in the ninth. Wenceel Pérez singled to lead off, then Kevin McGonigle flied out. Gleyber Torres walked, putting runners on first and second. Matt Vierling flied out to center, but Dillon Dingler singled to left, scoring Pérez and advancing Torres to second. Riley Greene struck out swinging to end the game, with Gómez earning the save.

The Twins’ bullpen was sharp throughout. Travis Adams threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with three strikeouts. Anthony Banda tossed 1 2/3 hitless innings with one strikeout. For Detroit, Beau Brieske pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing three hits but no runs. Brenan Hanifee allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.

Minnesota outhit Detroit 12-7. The Twins grounded into three double plays, while the Tigers did not turn any. The game lasted 3 hours, 17 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 23,517.

Buxton’s recent performances include a 1-for-5 outing Tuesday in Detroit, an 0-for-1 game June 5 against Kansas City, a 2-for-4 game June 4 with a homer, and an 0-for-4 game June 3. Lewis also homered for the Twins, going 1-for-4.

The win was the Twins’ first in the current four-game series, after losing the opener 10-4 Tuesday. Minnesota had lost three of its previous four games overall, while Detroit had won three of its previous four before Wednesday.

The teams meet again Thursday in the series finale. Minnesota then returns home to face St. Louis, while Detroit travels to Cleveland.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit 4, Minnesota 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Detroit a 56 percent probability to win. The Tigers were installed as pregame favorites with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over-under line of 9.