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Playing to a score befitting an NFL matchup, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins also were counterpunching like boxers. Detroit finally had enough for a knockout blow.
Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase each drove in three runs and the Tigers, despite giving up seven homers and not hitting any, outlasted the Twins 1714 on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
“Credit to them for continuing to fight when they’re down by 10 and then both teams decided to throw haymakers the rest of the day,” Detroit manager AJ Hinch said.
After Detroit scored eight times in the top of the fourth to go up 100, Minnesota got six runs in the bottom half, highlighted by Ryan Jeffers’ grand slam. Down 136, the Twins scored six more runs in the eighth on Miguel Sano’s second homer of the game and drives by Max Kepler, Brent Rooker and Jeffers.
Minnesota became the fourth team since 1901 to hit seven homers in a nineinning game and lose, and the first since the White Sox on June 25, 2016, against Toronto.
“It felt like a movie out there,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We play a ton of baseball games, and it didn’t feel like, really, any of them that I’ve seen throughout the years.”
Haase’s threerun double in the ninth gave the Tigers another cushion. Jorge Polanco hit a tworun homer in the Twins’ ninth.
Astros 11, Mariners 4: Yuli Gurriel singled, doubled and homered to drive in three runs and lead visiting Houston over Seattle. Carlos Correa also had three hits and Kyle Tucker homered for the Astros.
Indians 7, Cardinals 2: Franmil Reyes homered twice, the first a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Field and almost hit a bicyclist pedaling on a street next to the park. St. Louis third baseman Nolan Arenado was hit on the right forearm by a pitch in the fifth inning; the Cardinals said he has a bruised forearm and is day to day.
Blue Jays, Red Sox split: Rookie starter Tanner Houck struck out seven over four innings and host Boston won 4-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader. The Jays won the opener 4-1 as Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings and Randal Grichuk homered and drove in three runs.
Orioles 8, Marlins 7: Ryan McKenna drew a basesloaded walk from ex-Giants lefty Steven Okert to score the winning run in the ninth, and host Baltimore got homers from Trey Mancini and Pedro Severino after trailing 5-0.
Brewers 7, Pirates 3: Lorenzo Cain and Luis Urias hit two-run doubles and Adrian Houser pitched five scoreless innings for visiting Milwaukee. Pittsburgh rookie Rodolfo Castro became the first player in major-league history to have his first five hits all be home runs after hitting two more long balls Wednesday. Castro passed the mark set by Trevor Story in 2016 with the Rockies.
Mets 2, Braves 1: Brandon Drury’s solo shot broke a tie in the seventh and right fielder Michael Conforto threw out a runner at the plate in the ninth for host New York.
Yankees 3, Rays 1: Aaron Judge went from being a late scratch to hitting a tie-breaking single in a two-run 10th inning for visiting New York.
D’backs 3, Rangers 2: Madison Bumgarner pitched fourhit ball over seven innings to win for the first time in 21⁄2 months and visiting Arizona beat Texas after both teams scratched their top hitters from their lineups after trades.
Reds 8, Cubs 2: Joey Votto homered twice for the second consecutive day, going deep in his fifth straight game to match a franchise record for visiting Cincinnati.
Royals 3, White Sox 2: Michael A. Taylor’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove Hunter Dozier home from second base for Kansas City. The Royals tied the game at 2-2 in the ninth when Salvador Perez hit his 24th homer, a solo shot to left-center off former A’s closer Liam Hendriks.