Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 11-6 in 12 innings at Target Field, separating with a five-run 12th after the teams entered the final frame tied at six. The Tigers scored in five different innings and finished the game with 11 runs, while Minnesota’s offense produced three runs in the eighth but could not sustain the pressure. Detroit’s pitching depth, led by Drew Anderson’s 5.2 innings and five strikeouts, carried the game to the late breakthrough.

The Tigers established control early with two runs in the second and two more in the fifth, then answered Minnesota’s single runs in the fourth and sixth. Max Clark was Detroit’s most consistent offensive presence, going 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI; his three hits gave the lineup repeated opportunities to pressure Minnesota’s pitching. John Peck added two hits and three RBIs in five at-bats, while Javier Baez drove in three runs in his lone listed at-bat. Spencer Torkelson supplied Detroit’s other highlighted power contribution with a home run and two RBIs.

Minnesota briefly changed the game’s shape by scoring three runs in the eighth, pulling the Twins level at six, and added another run in the 11th after Detroit scored once in the same inning. The tie did not survive the 12th: Detroit put up five runs to finish the scoring and force Minnesota into a deficit it could not answer. Anderson’s 5.2-inning, five-strikeout outing provided the longest listed workload among the game’s key pitchers, and Kyle Finnegan followed with two innings and three strikeouts. Dean Kremer struck out five in four innings for Minnesota, while Jeff Hoffman recorded three strikeouts in one relief inning, but the Twins’ staff could not contain Detroit’s late attack.

The result moves Detroit to 64-75 and Minnesota to 67-73, with the Tigers taking the clearer momentum from a game that remained even deep into extra innings. Detroit’s lineup showed enough production from the top and middle of the order to survive Minnesota’s eighth-inning push, then its pitching and situational execution finished the job in the 12th. For Minnesota, the priority is direct: prevent extended games from turning into late-inning run avalanches.