DETROIT (Interstat) — Keider Montero threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers routed the Minnesota Twins 11-0 on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. Montero allowed four hits and struck out four to improve to 3-4. Zebby Matthews took the loss, falling to 2-4.

Detroit scored in the first on Riley Greene’s sacrifice fly, making it 1-0. The Tigers broke it open in the fourth. Colt Keith singled in Dillon Dingler, and Spencer Torkelson followed with a two-run homer for a 4-0 lead. Keith added a two-run homer in the sixth, and Wenceel Pérez capped the scoring with a two-run shot in the eighth.

Colt Keith went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Dingler had three hits. The Tigers racked up 13 hits while holding Minnesota to five. The win snapped a five-game home losing streak for Detroit and improved its record to 29-40. Minnesota fell to 31-39. Attendance was 30,714, and the game lasted 2 hours, 17 minutes.