Casey Mize, Tigers roughed up by Twins in challenging night
Minneapolis – It was 37 degrees at game time and, with the wind, it felt like 30. By the fifth inning, it was 30 degrees and felt like 23. Welcome to April baseball in Minneapolis.
“I told the guys this is going to be the toughest environment to play in mentally,” manager AJ Hinch said before the game. “The conditions are colder than they’re going to be this year. There’s not going to be a ton of energy in the ballpark.
When it’s like this you’ve got to create your own. “But it’s our reality. We need to play in it.
They’re going to play in it. Keep your focus on the competition and not the elements. It’s a challenge.
” BOX SCORE: Twins 7, Tigers 3 Target Field was sparsely populated, to be sure. The game had the feel of a late September game between two teams already out of the playoff race. It was marred by three errors (two by the Twins) and 14 walks (seven per side).