Six home runs. Eleven runs. Zero for the Twins.

The Detroit Tigers weren't playing baseball on Thursday night at Comerica Park — they were hunting.

Detroit ambushed Zebby Matthews for seven runs early and never let off the gas, launching six home runs total in one of their most complete performances of the season. The Twins entered as the favorites with playoff odds nearly double Detroit's. They left with zero.

Six Different Tigers. Six Home Runs.

Spencer Torkelson hit his 10th of the season. Colt Keith went deep. Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry, and Wenceel Pérez all joined the home run party. Six different players. Six different at-bats. One statement game.

10th
Torkelson HR
2-run shot in the 4th
6
Team Home Runs
Six different Tigers went deep
6.1
Montero IP
0 R, 4 H, 4 K — Best start of year
11-0
Final Score
Tigers' biggest win of 2026
1st
Spencer Torkelson's two-run homer in the 4th inning was the big blow — his 10th of the season. The former top prospect is heating up at exactly the right time, giving Detroit a legitimate middle-of-the-order threat as they push toward a potential Wild Card spot.
2nd
Colt Keith went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Gleyber Torres added his first long ball of the series. Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry, and Wenceel Pérez all went deep as part of a six-HR team explosion that had Twins pitching scrambling all night.
3rd
Keider Montero gave the Tigers exactly what they needed on the mound — 6.1 scoreless innings, four hits allowed, zero runs. His best start of the year by far. Montero kept the Twins off balance all night and gave Detroit's offense room to work.
"This is the kind of game that changes the feeling in the clubhouse. Six home runs, zero on the board for them. We needed this." — Keider Montero, per Tigers radio broadcast

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Detroit Tigers
6.9%
Minnesota Twins
8.7%

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Inning-by-Inning Scoring

Zebby Matthews couldn't find an answer. Six innings, nine hits, seven runs allowed. The Tigers' offense didn't let up from the first inning on, building a lead that grew with every frame until the final buzzer showed 11-0.

Dillon Dingler went 3-for-5 from the catcher's spot, doing his part at the plate as well. The Tigers' win, combined with other results around the AL, kept them within striking distance of a Wild Card spot.

The question isn't whether Detroit is competitive anymore — it's whether they can sustain this surge into October.

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