Twins collapse in extra innings loss to Tigers

The Minnesota Twins dropped their series finale to the Detroit Tigers 11-6 in 12 innings. Minnesota overcame a four run deficit to force extra innings. Detroit broke the game open in the 12th inning with five runs.

Dean Kremer gave up four runs over five innings in a no-decision. Kody Funderburk surrendered one run over 1 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. Travis Adams recorded one out while Jeff Hoffman threw a shutout inning. Yoendrys Gomez tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings while Taylor Rogers recorded a pair of outs. Tommy Nance surrendered five runs (four earned) over 1 ⅓ innings and was tagged with the loss.

Royce Lewis paced the offense with two RBI. Luke Keaschall, Ryan Jeffers, Trevor Larnach, and Victor Caratini each picked up an RBI.

The Twins fell to a record of 67-73 on the season

Minnesota has an off day onThursday. The Twins will then visit a divisional foe in the Chicago White Sox beginning on Friday night. First pitch for the series opener is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. with full game coverage available on Twins.TV. Zebby Matthews will be on the mound for Minnesota while Erick Fedde counters for Chicago.

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