Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 5,
Detroit 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 8, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Dan Merzel, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 18192
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Dan Merzel, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Will Little
Attendance: 18192
Final Scoring Summary
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Niko Goodrum | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Eric Haase | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .246 |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .269 |
| Zack Short | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .214 |
| Willi Castro | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .215 |
| Nomar Mazara | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| Jake Rogers | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jeimer Candelario (20) | |||||||||
| HR - Eric Haase (13) | |||||||||
| TB - Jonathan Schoop 2, Eric Haase 5, Miguel Cabrera 2, Jeimer Candelario 2, Nomar Mazara | |||||||||
| RBI - Eric Haase 2 (27), Zack Short (8) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Willi Castro (29) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Willi Castro (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Willi Castro (9) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Tarik Skubal (L 5-8) | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.36 |
| Jose Cisnero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.58 |
| Buck Farmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.83 |
| WP - Jose Cisnero | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Tarik Skubal 93-63, Jose Cisnero 11-6, Buck Farmer 16-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tarik Skubal 7-6, Jose Cisnero 1-1, Buck Farmer 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Tarik Skubal 26, Jose Cisnero 3, Buck Farmer 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jose Cisnero 2-2 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .249 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| Trevor Larnach | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .193 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .201 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Gilberto Celestino | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .146 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Ryan Jeffers (6), Miguel Sano (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Jorge Polanco, Trevor Larnach, Ryan Jeffers 4, Miguel Sano 4, Max Kepler 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Polanco (35), Trevor Larnach (20), Ryan Jeffers (16), Miguel Sano (35) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Trevor Larnach (8) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ryan Jeffers (10) | |||||||||
| S - Andrelton Simmons (3) | |||||||||
| SF - Jorge Polanco (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| J.A. Happ (W 5-4) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5.90 |
| Tyler Duffey (H 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Taylor Rogers (SV 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Pitches-Strikes - J.A. Happ 102-71, Tyler Duffey 15-10, Taylor Rogers 6-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J.A. Happ 6-2, Tyler Duffey 2-0, Taylor Rogers 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - J.A. Happ 28, Tyler Duffey 3, Taylor Rogers 3 | ||||||||