Twins 3, Tigers 1: Play it again, Sam
Another rough game that closed with a scary collison that saw Parker Meadows have to be carted off the field.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 09: Jack Flaherty #9 of the Detroit Tigers pitches during the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday, April 9, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Ritter/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images Looking to salvage one game of their best of four in Minnesota, the Tigers got a good start from Jack Flaherty and they wasted it. In the process, an outfield collision late in the game sent Parker Meadows to the hospital, though early signs are that he’ll be okay though likely to miss some time, and the Tigers slumped to 4-9 on the young season.
Well, if you had the Tigers, Mariners, Blue Jays, and Red Sox on your bingo card as the American League bottom feeders, you did better than most. The Tigers will finally come home for an extended stay at Comerica Park this weekend and through most of next week, with a chance to get right against the Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals. While the offense has drawn most of the criticism early on, it’s really been the pitching that the Tigers expect to lean on that has been the problem.
That wasn’t so on Thursday. Colt Keith led off the game with a walk against young Twins starter Mick Abel, and Gleyber Torres lined a single to right field to set the table for the middle of the order. Riley Greene whiffed on a first pitch fastball and then took two called strikes, the final one earned on a Victor Caratini challenge.
Kerry Carpenter followed him down on strikes, and Spencer Torkelson hammered a ball to left that James Outman ran down to turn the Tigers away. Jack Flaherty got into trouble in the bottom half with a one-out walk to Trevor Larnach and a Josh Bell single, but Javier Báez made a great snag on a Matt Wallner hotshot up the middle, stepped on second, and while his throw was errant, Torkelson picked him up by tagging out Wallner to end the inning. View Link Once again, the Tigers got themselves into good scoring position as Zack McKinstry walked and Javier Báez dumped a single into center field.
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