MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/16/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2424 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (75-50) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 8 0
Minnesota Twins (54-70) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 0
Tigers Bedevil Twins, 5-4
The inspired effort of Minnesota first baseman Carol Westerhout was not enough to prevent a loss, 5-4, to the Detroit Tigers. Westerhout was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Detroit reliever Oscar Ellis picked up the win to move to 2-0. Luis Romano suffered the loss. Clarence Rice earned the save, his 34th, for the Tigers.

Detroit used a timely hit from Austin Hedges to get the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Tigers ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Winning is always a team effort," Hedges said after the game.

Detroit has now won 4 straight, while the Twins have lost 3 in a row.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 8 37
T. Johnson LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .274 12 45
J. Navarro DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .288 12 79
   a-J. Cortez DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 7 32
A. Peña RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 4 15
   b-J. O'Molloy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 3 9
   d-B. Valera 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 19
A. O'Mullan 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .209 12 41
D. Bradley 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .326 14 52
   c-J. Almonte PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 1 16
A. Hedges C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .196 0 9
D. Jackson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 5 26
J. Sala CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .240 10 45
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 12 7      
a - J. Cortez inserted as DH in the 6th
b - J. O'Molloy pinch hit for A. Peña in the 9th
c - J. Almonte pinch hit for D. Bradley in the 9th
d - B. Valera substituted for J. O'Molloy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (23, 1st Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Hedges (1, 9th Inning off P. Calhoun, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Almonte (6, 9th Inning off L. Romano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. O'Mullan (3, 5th Inning off C. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Arcia , T. Johnson 2 , J. Navarro , A. O'Mullan 3 , D. Bradley , J. Almonte 2 , A. Hedges 2 , D. Jackson
2-out RBI: J. Navarro , D. Bradley , A. Hedges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sala
Hit by Pitch: A. Peña
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sala (16)
CS: O. Arcia (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jackson-Arcia-Bradley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jiménez 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .276 2 20
R. Fernández LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 6 32
A. Townsend DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 8 65
G. Corporan 3B 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .266 14 53
C. Westerhout 1B 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .286 5 39
A. Cochran RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 8 47
F. Mejia C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .270 13 50
G. Watts SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 3 36
   a-S. Jordan PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 6 29
   b-L. Aguilar SS, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 14
S. Iwamoto CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 10 59
   c-A. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 2 14
Totals 30 4 5 4 4 7 11      
a - S. Jordan pinch hit for G. Watts in the 6th
b - L. Aguilar substituted for S. Jordan in the 7th
c - A. Martin pinch hit for S. Iwamoto in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: F. Mejia (1, 4th Inning off S. Cummings, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Westerhout (5, 2nd Inning off S. Cummings, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Corporan , C. Westerhout 4 , F. Mejia 4 , L. Aguilar
2-out RBI: , F. Mejia 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Watts
GIDP: A. Cochran
Hit by Pitch: G. Corporan , S. Iwamoto
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Iwamoto(O'Mullan at 3rd base))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cummings 5.2 3 4 4 3 6 1 97 3.28   
J. Carroll BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.85   
O. Ellis W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.12   
C. Rice SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cummings 50
Batters Faced: S. Cummings 24, J. Carroll 2, O. Ellis 6, C. Rice 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cummings 3-7, J. Carroll 1-0, O. Ellis 2-2, C. Rice 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cummings 97-54, J. Carroll 3-3, O. Ellis 20-11, C. Rice 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carroll 1-1
Hit Batsmen: S. Cummings 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ford 5.2 4 3 3 1 6 0 91 4.45   
A. López BS (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 5.23   
R. Lewis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.84   
L. Romano L (1-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 14 4.41   
P. Calhoun 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ford 54
Batters Faced: C. Ford 21, A. López 6, R. Lewis 3, L. Romano 3, P. Calhoun 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ford 6-4, A. López 0-1, R. Lewis 1-1, L. Romano 0-0, P. Calhoun 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ford 91-58, A. López 23-14, R. Lewis 11-8, L. Romano 14-8, P. Calhoun 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. López 1-1 , P. Calhoun 1-1
WP: C. Ford
Hit Batsmen: A. López
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carol Westerhout
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 34336
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