DETROIT (Interstat) — Keider Montero pitched six and one-third innings of four-hit shutout ball and Colt Keith homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers routed the Minnesota Twins 11-0 Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

The victory before a crowd of 30,714 in 2 hours 17 minutes evened the three-game series at a game apiece after the Twins won the opener 6-4 on Wednesday. Detroit improved to 29-40, while Minnesota fell to 31-39.

Montero, who entered with a 2-4 record, struck out four, walked one and did not allow an earned run. He was supported by a balanced Tigers attack that produced 13 hits, including five home runs.

The Tigers struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Kevin McGonigle led off with a double and moved to third on a fly out by Gleyber Torres. Riley Greene then lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring McGonigle to give Detroit a 1-0 lead.

The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth, when the Tigers broke the game open. After a leadoff fly out, Dillon Dingler doubled. Kerry Carpenter lined out, but Keith singled to right field to drive in Dingler, making it 2-0. Spencer Torkelson followed with his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field that scored Keith and stretched the lead to 4-0.

Detroit added a run in the fifth inning when Torres hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot to right field that made it 5-0.

The Tigers broke the game open further in the sixth. Carpenter singled to center field, and Keith crushed his first home run of the season to right-center field, scoring Carpenter and giving Detroit a 7-0 lead. Zach McKinstry followed with a single but was left stranded.

In the seventh, Greene hit his eighth home run of the season, a solo blast to left field that pushed the lead to 8-0. Dingler followed with a single, but the inning ended with the score unchanged.

The Tigers capped the scoring in the eighth. McKinstry led off with his second home run of the season, a solo shot to right field that made it 9-0. After Jake Rogers walked and Zack Short flied out, Wenceel Pérez hit a pinch-hit home run, his seventh of the season, to left-center field, scoring Rogers and making it 11-0.

Minnesota’s offense managed only five hits against Montero and two relievers. The Twins’ best threat came in the seventh inning, when Royce Lewis and Victor Caratini singled to put runners on first and second with no outs. But Ryan Kreidler grounded out to pitcher Tyler Holton, advancing the runners, and Austin Martin struck out swinging to end the inning.

Zebby Matthews took the loss for Minnesota, falling to 2-4. The Twins had won the previous day’s game but could not sustain that momentum. Minnesota managed only three runs in its past two games after scoring six Wednesday.

For Detroit, the offensive outburst was a welcome sign after they had lost three of their previous four games. Keith led the way with his two-hit performance, including his first home run of the season, and three RBIs. McKinstry also had two hits, including a home run, and an RBI. Pérez added a pinch-hit home run and two RBIs. Greene had a home run and two RBIs, and Torres, Torkelson and Dingler also contributed. Dingler had three hits, including a double, and scored a run.

Montero’s outing was a sharp turnaround from his previous start on June 6 against the Seattle Mariners, when he allowed four earned runs over five innings in a loss. On May 31 at Chicago, he pitched six shutout innings but received no decision in a 1-2 loss.

Tyler Holton relieved Montero in the seventh and pitched one and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Beau Brieske closed the game with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one.

The Twins, who have lost five of their last six games, will host the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series beginning Friday. The Tigers begin a three-game series at Cleveland on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit 5, Minnesota 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Detroit a 56.00 percent probability to win. Minnesota was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 11 went under the over-under line of 9.