Lewis, Jeffers homers lift Twins past Tigers 15‑2
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Connor Prielipp allowed three hits over five scoreless innings and Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers each homered and drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins routed the Detroit Tigers 15-2 on Tuesday at Target Field.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Kody Clemens tied it with a solo homer in the bottom half. Minnesota moved ahead with a three-run fifth and blew the game open with a 10-run sixth. Lewis hit a three-run homer during the outburst, Jeffers added a three-run shot, Kaelen Culpepper singled in two runs and Luke Keaschall drove in two runs. The Twins added one more in the eighth.
Culpepper finished with two hits and three RBIs, Keaschall had two hits and two RBIs, and Clemens drove in one. Minnesota outhit Detroit 13-8. The Tigers scored their second run in the eighth on Hao-Yu Lee’s RBI double.
Prielipp (4-7) struck out five for the win. Troy Melton (7-4) allowed five earned runs in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss. Attendance was 17,267, and the game lasted 2:49. Minnesota improved to 67-72; Detroit dropped to 63-75.