BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Ryan Jeffers homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins routed the Detroit Tigers 11-1 on Monday night at Target Field.

Jeffers, the Twins catcher, broke open a close game with a three-run home run in the fifth inning and added a solo shot in the seventh. His first homer of the night came with two runners aboard and extended Minnesota’s lead from 2-0 to 5-0. The Twins never looked back after that swing.

Detroit’s only run came in the sixth inning when Hao-Yu Lee homered to center field. The Tigers managed five hits on the night and grounded into two double plays, and their offense never threatened against Twins starter Taj Bradley.

Minnesota opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Luke Keaschall doubled to left field and went to third on a groundout by Brooks Lee. Kody Clemens then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Keaschall and giving the Twins a quick 1-0 lead.

The Twins added a run in the fourth when Clemens homered to right field, his 23rd of the season. That made it 2-0 and set up Jeffers’ big moment an inning later.

The fifth inning began with Keaschall reaching on a fielding error by third baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Clemens walked to put two runners on, and Jeffers followed by launching a three-run homer to left-center field, his 11th of the season. The blast scored Keaschall and Clemens and stretched Minnesota’s lead to 5-0.

Detroit finally got on the board in the sixth. Hao-Yu Lee hit a fly ball to center field for his eighth home run, cutting the deficit to 5-1. Gleyber Torres followed with a single, and Colt Keith walked to put two runners on. But Kevin McGonigle flied out and Dillon Dingler grounded into a double play, ending the threat.

Minnesota answered emphatically in the bottom of the sixth. Royce Lewis walked, Walker Jenkins walked, and Keaschall walked to load the bases with no outs. Brooks Lee then delivered a bases-clearing single to right field, scoring Lewis, Jenkins and Keaschall all the way from third. Brooks Lee was thrown out at second base on the throw from right fielder Zach McKinstry to shortstop Kevin McGonigle, but the damage was done and the Twins led 8-1.

Jeffers struck again in the seventh. He drove a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left-center for his second home run of the game and 12th of the season, giving the Twins a 9-1 lead. The Twins added two more in the eighth when Kaelen Culpepper walked and Jenkins homered to right field, his first of the season, extending the lead to 11-1.

Bradley earned the win for Minnesota, improving to 10-7 on the season. He allowed one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out nine and walking none. He was in control from the start, working quickly and keeping Detroit off balance with a steady mix of pitches. Tommy Nance followed with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.

Jackson Jobe took the loss for Detroit, falling to 1-2. He allowed four runs on six hits over five innings, striking out four and walking none. Jobe kept the Tigers close through four innings, but the fifth-inning home run by Jeffers proved decisive. Zach McKinstry, who began the game in right field, also pitched the eighth inning for Detroit and allowed two runs on one hit.

Jeffers finished 2-for-3 on the night. Keaschall also had two hits and scored twice. Clemens drove in two runs, Brooks Lee drove in three, and Jenkins drove in two. Detroit’s Hao-Yu Lee went 2-for-3 with the home run and the team’s only RBI.

The loss dropped Detroit to 64-74 on the season. Minnesota improved to 66-73. The announced attendance was 14,918, and the game took 2 hours, 27 minutes to play.

The two teams continue their series Tuesday night at Target Field. Detroit’s upcoming schedule includes two more games against Minnesota, followed by a four-game road trip to Cleveland and then three home games against the same Twins team. Minnesota will play two more against Detroit before traveling to Chicago for a weekend series against the White Sox.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota 3, Detroit 2. Interstat’s ELO system gave Detroit a 52.60 percent probability to win. Minnesota entered as a -1.5 favorite, and the total of 12 runs went under the over-under of 8.5.