MINNEAPOLIS -- Shane Greene got the key out that sparked the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Jose Iglesias had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh, and Greene struck out Eduardo Escobar to preserve the lead in a 9-6 win over Minnesota 9-6 that took 4 hours, 19 minutes -- the longest nine-inning game in Twins history.
Ian Kinsler, James McCann and Alex Presley also had three hits apiece for the Tigers, who took two of three from the Twins. Minnesota fell into third place in the AL Central, 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland and one game back of Kansas City.
Iglesias' two-run drive off Trevor Hildenberger (1-1) into the second deck put Detroit ahead 4-2 in the seventh. Minnesota loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom half, then scored a run when Ian Kinsler booted a potential inning-ending double play.
With the bases still loaded and two outs, Escobar worked the count full, then fouled off four straight 95 mph fastballs before Greene struck him out on the 13th pitch of the at-bat.
"To me, that was the game," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "If he ends up walking him, the game's tied. It changes the whole complexion of the game."
Detroit added five runs over the final two innings against Minnesota's battered bullpen, which has allowed the second-most runs per game in the AL this season.
"We hung in there with the game," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "It's just disappointing when you keep fighting but you give up -- I don't know how many we gave up the last few innings, but crooked numbers each and every one."
Matthew Boyd (4-5) won his second straight start since he was recalled from the minors, striking out a career-high eight in six-plus innings. He allowed three runs, four hits and three walks.
"You just have to live in the moment and execute the pitch you're throwing. Just execute this pitch," Boyd said. "That's been the big thing. It's been my main focus and that's what it was today."
Justin Wilson got four outs for his 12th save in 14 chances.
Escobar tied the score in the third with a two-run homer into the third deck in left, a drive that would have gone 438 feet unimpeded, according to MLB's Statcast.
Four innings later, with the game on the line, Greene won the battle with Escobar.
"He's a good pitcher. He was throwing his best stuff to me," Escobar said through a translatorr. "Obviously I was trying to hit the ball up the middle, but that last pitch, he beat me. That's fine. That's the game."
TRADE TALK
With their sub-.500 record and a handful of veterans a contending team might covet, the Tigers have been the subject of heavy speculation as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches. General manager Al Avila already dealt RF J.D. Martinez to Arizona for prospects.
"I thought J.D. was probably inevitable. I'm not sure anything else is inevitable," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Minnesota announced during the game it had traded minor league pitcher Nick Tepesch to Toronto for cash.
ROSTER MOVES
Both teams announced roster moves after the game. The Tigers optioned OF Jim Adduci to Triple-A Toledo and recalled RHP Drew VerHagen. The Twins designated LHP Craig Breslow for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts, his first appearance since leaving Friday after he took a ground ball off his right collarbone.
Twins: CF Byron Buxton (strained groin) is to be activated before Tuesday's game at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54 ERA) is to start Monday's homestand opener against Kansas City. Verlander allowed two runs over seven innings in a no-decision at Kansas City on Wednesday.
Twins: RHP Bartolo Colon (2-9, 8.19 ERA) makes his second start for Minnesota in Tuesday's series opener at Dodger Stadium. He gave up four runs over four innings in his Twins' debut last week, a 9-2 loss to the New York Yankees.
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Jose Iglesias had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh, and Greene struck out Eduardo Escobar to preserve the lead in a 9-6 win over Minnesota 9-6 that took 4 hours, 19 minutes -- the longest nine-inning game in Twins history.
Ian Kinsler, James McCann and Alex Presley also had three hits apiece for the Tigers, who took two of three from the Twins. Minnesota fell into third place in the AL Central, 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland and one game back of Kansas City.
Iglesias' two-run drive off Trevor Hildenberger (1-1) into the second deck put Detroit ahead 4-2 in the seventh. Minnesota loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom half, then scored a run when Ian Kinsler booted a potential inning-ending double play.
With the bases still loaded and two outs, Escobar worked the count full, then fouled off four straight 95 mph fastballs before Greene struck him out on the 13th pitch of the at-bat.
"To me, that was the game," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "If he ends up walking him, the game's tied. It changes the whole complexion of the game."
Detroit added five runs over the final two innings against Minnesota's battered bullpen, which has allowed the second-most runs per game in the AL this season.
"We hung in there with the game," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "It's just disappointing when you keep fighting but you give up -- I don't know how many we gave up the last few innings, but crooked numbers each and every one."
Matthew Boyd (4-5) won his second straight start since he was recalled from the minors, striking out a career-high eight in six-plus innings. He allowed three runs, four hits and three walks.
"You just have to live in the moment and execute the pitch you're throwing. Just execute this pitch," Boyd said. "That's been the big thing. It's been my main focus and that's what it was today."
Justin Wilson got four outs for his 12th save in 14 chances.
Escobar tied the score in the third with a two-run homer into the third deck in left, a drive that would have gone 438 feet unimpeded, according to MLB's Statcast.
Four innings later, with the game on the line, Greene won the battle with Escobar.
"He's a good pitcher. He was throwing his best stuff to me," Escobar said through a translatorr. "Obviously I was trying to hit the ball up the middle, but that last pitch, he beat me. That's fine. That's the game."
TRADE TALK
With their sub-.500 record and a handful of veterans a contending team might covet, the Tigers have been the subject of heavy speculation as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches. General manager Al Avila already dealt RF J.D. Martinez to Arizona for prospects.
"I thought J.D. was probably inevitable. I'm not sure anything else is inevitable," manager Brad Ausmus said.
Minnesota announced during the game it had traded minor league pitcher Nick Tepesch to Toronto for cash.
ROSTER MOVES
Both teams announced roster moves after the game. The Tigers optioned OF Jim Adduci to Triple-A Toledo and recalled RHP Drew VerHagen. The Twins designated LHP Craig Breslow for assignment.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts, his first appearance since leaving Friday after he took a ground ball off his right collarbone.
Twins: CF Byron Buxton (strained groin) is to be activated before Tuesday's game at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (5-7, 4.54 ERA) is to start Monday's homestand opener against Kansas City. Verlander allowed two runs over seven innings in a no-decision at Kansas City on Wednesday.
Twins: RHP Bartolo Colon (2-9, 8.19 ERA) makes his second start for Minnesota in Tuesday's series opener at Dodger Stadium. He gave up four runs over four innings in his Twins' debut last week, a 9-2 loss to the New York Yankees.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Dozier doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Grossman struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Martínez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Rosario flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gimenez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Kepler grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Iglesias singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler reached on infield single to shortstop, Iglesias to second, Iglesias to third on throwing error by shortstop Polanco. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep right center, Iglesias scored, Kinsler to third, Kinsler scored, Upton to third on error by catcher Gimenez. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Granite walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Granite caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Dozier walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Escobar homered to left (438 feet), Dozier scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Martínez struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Presley grounded into fielder's choice to first, McCann out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Iglesias flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Grossman walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosario struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Gimenez bunt popped out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Kepler struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adalberto Mejia pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Castellanos walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Hildenberger relieved Mejía. | 2 | 2 |
| Upton struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Polanco lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Granite reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Dozier grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Granite out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Hildenberger pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Mahtook singled to right center. | 2 | 2 |
| Martínez grounded into double play, first to shortstop, Mahtook out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Escobar popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Grossman popped out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Hildenberger pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Presley singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Iglesias homered to left (430 feet), Presley scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Kinsler doubled to deep left. | 4 | 2 |
| Pressly relieved Hildenberger. | 4 | 2 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Rosario singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Greene relieved Boyd. | 4 | 2 |
| Mauer hit for Gimenez. | 4 | 2 |
| Mauer walked, Rosario to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Kepler reached on bunt single to catcher, Rosario to third, Mauer to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Castro hit for Polanco. | 4 | 2 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| Granite grounded into fielder's choice to second, Rosario scored, Mauer to third, Kepler safe at second on error by second baseman Kinsler. | 4 | 3 |
| Dozier struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Pressly pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Escobar at shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Sanó at third base. | 4 | 3 |
| Mauer at first base. | 4 | 3 |
| Castro catching. | 4 | 3 |
| Mahtook grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Boshers relieved Pressly. | 4 | 3 |
| Martínez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| McCann hit a ground rule double to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Presley singled to left, McCann to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Duffey relieved Boshers. | 4 | 3 |
| Iglesias singled to shallow center, McCann scored, Presley to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Kinsler singled to left center, Presley scored, Iglesias to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Rondón relieved Greene. | 6 | 3 |
| Sanó struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Grossman singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosario doubled to deep right center, Grossman to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Mauer singled to center, Grossman and Rosario scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Kepler grounded out to second, Mauer to second. | 6 | 5 |
| J. Wilson relieved Rondón. | 6 | 5 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Kintzler pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| Kintzler relieved Duffey. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton doubled to deep left center. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Upton stole third. | 6 | 5 |
| Mahtook walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Martínez singled to right center, Upton scored, Mahtook to third. | 7 | 5 |
| McCann walked, Martínez to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Breslow relieved Kintzler. | 7 | 5 |
| Adduci ran for Martínez. | 7 | 5 |
| Presley singled to center, Mahtook scored, Adduci to third, McCann to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to second, Adduci out at home, McCann to third, Presley to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Kinsler walked, McCann scored, Presley to third, Iglesias to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 9 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| Romine at third base. | 9 | 5 |
| Granite struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| Dozier homered to left (405 feet). | 9 | 6 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 6 |
| Sanó walked. | 9 | 6 |
| Grossman struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .247 | .331 | .400 |
| Castellanos 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .248 | .313 | .452 |
Romine 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .286 | .349 |
| Upton LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .280 | .368 | .511 |
| Cabrera 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .256 | .346 | .422 |
| Mahtook CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .287 | .310 | .467 |
| Martínez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .261 | .331 | .383 |
Adduci PR-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .377 | .468 |
| McCann C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .226 | .307 | .440 |
| Presley RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .344 | .392 | .444 |
| Iglesias SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .264 | .294 | .363 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 192 | |||
| BATTING 2B: McCann 2 (9, Boshers, Mejía); Upton 2 (28, Kintzler, Mejía); Kinsler (16, Hildenberger) HR: Iglesias (3, 7th inning off Hildenberger 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Upton (61), Iglesias 3 (31), Kinsler 2 (28), Martínez (42), Presley (11) 2-out RBI: Iglesias, Kinsler 2 GIDP: Martínez Tigers RISP: 6-17 (Cabrera 0-3, Kinsler 1-1, Martínez 1-1, Presley 2-3, Castellanos 0-4, Iglesias 1-2, Mahtook 0-1, Upton 1-2) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Upton (9, 3rd base off Kintzler/Castro) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Kinsler (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Target Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 28,373 (72.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:19 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - James Hoye |
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