MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/08/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 756 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (6-6) 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
Minnesota Twins (7-5) 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 X 6 12 0
Twins Prevail, 6-5, Over Detroit
The Minnesota Twins weathered an outstanding game by Detroit center fielder Johan Sala to topple the Tigers, 6-5. Sala was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The win puts Minnesota at 7-5.

Had Anthony Rendon not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Rendon hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 6-5, in favor of the Twins.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Rendon.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .440 3 13
A. Peña LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325 2 6
   a-L. Provolone PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. González RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .378 4 11
   b-L. Aquino PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
T. Johnson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317 1 9
   c-A. O'Mullan DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .107 0 2
J. Navarro 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .231 1 6
D. Bradley 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .279 1 5
J. Sala CF 3 2 1 3 1 2 0 .250 2 9
L. Guillorme SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .255 0 4
J. Cortez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5 4 8 13      
a - L. Provolone pinch hit for A. Peña in the 7th
b - L. Aquino pinch hit for R. González in the 8th
c - A. O'Mullan inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. González (3, 4th Inning off S. Cummings, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sala (2, 4th Inning off S. Cummings, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. González 3 , L. Aquino , D. Bradley , J. Sala 4 , L. Guillorme
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Peña , L. Provolone , D. Bradley
GIDP: T. Johnson
Sac Fly: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sala 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ladnier (1) , J. Navarro (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Guillorme-Bradley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Martínez CF 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 .375 0 2
Y. Puig RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .314 2 8
A. Townsend LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 3 10
   a-H. Rivera PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   c-J. Peraza SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 1 8
D. Badger DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .273 1 4
J. Jiménez 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .245 1 3
J. Morán SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 2 9
   b-A. Cochran PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 2 8
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 0 3
R. Fernández 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .133 0 0
F. Mejia C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .556 0 6
Totals 36 6 12 6 5 9 27      
a - H. Rivera pinch hit for A. Townsend in the 7th
b - A. Cochran pinch hit for J. Morán in the 7th
c - J. Peraza substituted for H. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Martínez (1, 2nd Inning off S. Ladnier, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Townsend (1, 3rd Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Fernández (1, 6th Inning off L. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Badger (1, 5th Inning off S. Ladnier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Martínez 3 , A. Townsend 2 , H. Rivera , D. Badger 4 , J. Jiménez , J. Morán , A. Cochran , A. Rendon 2 , R. Fernández 2 , F. Mejia
2-out RBI: , V. Martínez 2 , A. Rendon , F. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Puig 3 , D. Badger , J. Jiménez , R. Fernández
GIDP: J. Morán
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Martínez 3 (3)
CS: J. Morán (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernández-Morán-Forrest)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Ladnier 5.0 7 4 4 3 6 1 24 105 5.74   
L. Taylor BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 19 4.15   
T. Blach L (0-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 6 30 1.29   
A. Ranaudo 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2.08   
C. Rice 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 18 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ladnier 40
Batters Faced: S. Ladnier 24, L. Taylor 5, T. Blach 6, A. Ranaudo 1, C. Rice 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ladnier 4-3, L. Taylor 2-1, T. Blach 0-1, A. Ranaudo 0-0, C. Rice 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ladnier 105-69, L. Taylor 19-13, T. Blach 30-19, A. Ranaudo 5-2, C. Rice 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rice 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Cummings 3.1 3 5 5 3 1 1 16 58 9.00   
R. Forrest 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 38 9.00   
E. Schmidt W (2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 21 8.10   
B. Bass H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 4.50   
J. Fajardo SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cummings 30
Batters Faced: S. Cummings 16, R. Forrest 9, E. Schmidt 6, B. Bass 2, J. Fajardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cummings 2-7, R. Forrest 2-2, E. Schmidt 1-1, B. Bass 1-1, J. Fajardo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cummings 58-31, R. Forrest 38-26, E. Schmidt 21-17, B. Bass 5-4, J. Fajardo 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bass 1-0
WP: S. Cummings
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johan Sala
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 35381
Special Notes: RP Anthony Ranaudo was injured while pitching.
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