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Canha's 2-run double in 8th inning helps Tigers rally to beat Twins 4-3

DETROIT (AP) Mark Canha's two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning for the Detroit Tigers as they rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday.

The victory was the 800th in the majors for Tigers manager A.J. Hinch.

“(Andrew Chafin) just told me I'm old, so I guess that's what 800 brings,” Hinch joked after the game. “This was an awesome way to get it. Our guys just kept battling.”

Detroit trailed 3-0 after seven innings, but took the lead against Caleb Thielbar and Griffin Jax.

Javier Báez, who was batting .119 without an extra-base hit, launched a solo homer off Thielbar to make it 3-1 in the eighth.

“I finally got one, but I'm still working,” said Báez, who has been booed regularly by Tigers fans. “It is frustrating, because I've been trying to fix this for two years. I just have to slow everything down.”

Thielbar, making his season debut, allowed two groundball singles to put runners at the corners with one out. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli brought in Jax (1-1), but Canha’s chopper down the third-base line eluded Kyle Farmer for a two-run double.

“I know the box score says we didn't make any errors, but we could have given several,” Baldelli said. “When you allow the other team five outs in an inning, some of them are going to lead to runs. We've made those plays all season. Today we didn't make a couple, and it cost us the game.”

Canha went to third on the throw to the plate, and Spencer Torkelson looped a Texas Leaguer into right-center for an RBI single that put the Tigers ahead.

“Canha getting to third is one of those plays that doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is,” Hinch said. “That means they have to play the infield in, which means they aren't going to get back for Tork's blooper.”

Will Vest (1-0) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Jason Foley pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

The Twins wasted a strong outing from starter Bailey Ober, who allowed three hits in six-plus scoreless innings.

“I thought I was able to keep them off balance,” he said. “That's why I was getting popups.”

Tigers starter Jack Flaherty gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out eight.

The Twins took a 2-0 lead in the second, loading the bases on a single and two walks before Ryan Jeffers hit a two-run single.

Christian Vazquez made it 3-0 with a homer in the fourth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

The Twins recalled Thielbar (hamstring) from his rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul and activated him from the 15-day injured list. They optioned RHP Jorge Alcala to St. Paul to make room.

UP NEXT

Twins: Open a three-game series in Baltimore on Monday. RHP Louie Varland (0-2, 9.00 ERA) is scheduled to start against Orioles LHP Cole Irvin (0-1, 8.10).

Tigers: Start a four-game home series against Texas on Monday. RHP Reese Olson (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is scheduled to start for Detroit.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN6-8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
Tigers DET9-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	4	8	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: W. Vest (1-0)L: G. Jax (1-1)S: J. Foley (4)
HR: MIN - C. Vazquez (7), DET - J. Baez (6)

MINTwins

DETTigers

.B. OberBailey Ober
P
6.0 IP, 3 SO, 84 P
.J. FlahertyJack Flaherty
P
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 100 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	.196	.288	.478	.767	1.0
R. Jeffers DH	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.225	.311	.475	.786	2.5
A. Kirilloff RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.295	.347	.568	.915	0.5
B. Buxton CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.240	.261	.501	0.0
M. Margot LF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.286	.290	.576	1.0
W. Castro SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.122	.234	.220	.454	-1.0
A. Martin CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	0.5
C. Santana 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.125	.222	.146	.368	2.0
C. Vazquez C	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.130	.160	.261	.421	5.5
a- J. Miranda PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	0.0
K. Farmer 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.281	.120	.401	3.0
b- M. Wallner PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.281	.250	.531	1.0

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien 2B	3
R. Jeffers DH	5
A. Kirilloff RF	4
B. Buxton CF	0
M. Margot LF-RF	4
W. Castro SS	4
A. Martin CF-LF	4
C. Santana 1B	3
C. Vazquez C	3
a- J. Miranda PH	1
K. Farmer 3B	2
b- M. Wallner PH	0

a-grounded out for Vazquez in the 9th
b-walked for Farmer in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.236	.354	.455	.808	3.5
M. Canha RF	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.344	.440	.784	5.0
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.279	.302	.581	4.0
K. Carpenter DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.270	.325	.486	.811	0.5
C. Keith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.208	.276	.226	.502	-0.5
G. Urshela 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.310	.326	.357	.683	1.0
P. Meadows CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.061	.225	.121	.346	-0.5
a- M. Vierling PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.316	.432	.748	0.0
J. Baez SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.140	.152	.209	.361	6.0
C. Kelly C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.355	.628	2.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	4
M. Canha RF	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
K. Carpenter DH	3
C. Keith 2B	4
G. Urshela 3B	3
P. Meadows CF	2
a- M. Vierling PH-CF	1
J. Baez SS	3
C. Kelly C	3

a-popped out for Meadows in the 8th

HR - C. Vazquez
RBI - R. Jeffers 2 (9), C. Vazquez (3)
2-Out RBI - R. Jeffers 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Jeffers, A. Kirilloff, W. Castro

2B - R. Greene (3), M. Canha (3), S. Torkelson (5)
HR - J. Baez
RBI - M. Canha 2 (8), S. Torkelson (6), J. Baez (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Carpenter

DP - (Stewart-Julien-Santana)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Ober	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	6.57	1.46	19.5
B. Stewart (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.29	2.0
C. Thielbar (H, 1)	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1	81.00	9.00	-5.0
G. Jax (L, 1-1) (BS, 1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1.35	0.90	-5.5

PITCHERS	IP
B. Ober	6.0
B. Stewart (H, 4)	1.0
C. Thielbar (H, 1)	0.1
G. Jax (L, 1-1) (BS, 1)	0.2

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Flaherty	6.1	6	3	3	2	8	1	4.91	1.20	14.0
W. Vest (W, 1-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	1.17	12.0
J. Foley (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.96	8.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Flaherty	6.1
W. Vest (W, 1-0)	1.2
J. Foley (S, 4)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Ober 84-58, B. Stewart 10-4, C. Thielbar 13-9, G. Jax 18-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Ober 8-2, B. Stewart 2-0, C. Thielbar 2-1, G. Jax 1-2
Batters Faced - B. Ober 21, B. Stewart 3, C. Thielbar 4, G. Jax 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Flaherty 100-67, W. Vest 12-9, J. Foley 27-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Flaherty 6-5, W. Vest 3-1, J. Foley 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Flaherty 28, W. Vest 5, J. Foley 5

.B. OberBailey Ober
P
6.0 IP, 3 SO, 84 P
.J. FlahertyJack Flaherty
P
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO, 100 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN6-8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
Tigers DET9-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	X	4	8	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	.196	.288	.478	.767	1.0
R. Jeffers DH	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	3	.225	.311	.475	.786	2.5
A. Kirilloff RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.295	.347	.568	.915	0.5
B. Buxton CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.240	.261	.501	0.0
M. Margot LF-RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.286	.290	.576	1.0
W. Castro SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.122	.234	.220	.454	-1.0
A. Martin CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.240	.321	.360	.681	0.5
C. Santana 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.125	.222	.146	.368	2.0
C. Vazquez C	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.130	.160	.261	.421	5.5
a- J. Miranda PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	0.0
K. Farmer 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.281	.120	.401	3.0
b- M. Wallner PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.281	.250	.531	1.0
Total	33	3	6	3	1	4	8	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien 2B	3
R. Jeffers DH	5
A. Kirilloff RF	4
B. Buxton CF	0
M. Margot LF-RF	4
W. Castro SS	4
A. Martin CF-LF	4
C. Santana 1B	3
C. Vazquez C	3
a- J. Miranda PH	1
K. Farmer 3B	2
b- M. Wallner PH	0
Total	33

a-grounded out for Vazquez in the 9th
b-walked for Farmer in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.236	.354	.455	.808	3.5
M. Canha RF	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.344	.440	.784	5.0
S. Torkelson 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.279	.302	.581	4.0
K. Carpenter DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.270	.325	.486	.811	0.5
C. Keith 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.208	.276	.226	.502	-0.5
G. Urshela 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.310	.326	.357	.683	1.0
P. Meadows CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.061	.225	.121	.346	-0.5
a- M. Vierling PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.316	.432	.748	0.0
J. Baez SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.140	.152	.209	.361	6.0
C. Kelly C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.355	.628	2.0
Total	31	4	8	4	1	1	4	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	4
M. Canha RF	4
S. Torkelson 1B	4
K. Carpenter DH	3
C. Keith 2B	4
G. Urshela 3B	3
P. Meadows CF	2
a- M. Vierling PH-CF	1
J. Baez SS	3
C. Kelly C	3
Total	31

a-popped out for Meadows in the 8th

HR - C. Vazquez
RBI - R. Jeffers 2 (9), C. Vazquez (3)
2-Out RBI - R. Jeffers 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Jeffers, A. Kirilloff, W. Castro

2B - R. Greene (3), M. Canha (3), S. Torkelson (5)
HR - J. Baez
RBI - M. Canha 2 (8), S. Torkelson (6), J. Baez (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Carpenter

DP - (Stewart-Julien-Santana)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Ober	6.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	6.57	1.46	19.5
B. Stewart (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.29	2.0
C. Thielbar (H, 1)	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1	81.00	9.00	-5.0
G. Jax (L, 1-1) (BS, 1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1.35	0.90	-5.5
Total	8.0	8	4	4	1	4	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Ober	6.0
B. Stewart (H, 4)	1.0
C. Thielbar (H, 1)	0.1
G. Jax (L, 1-1) (BS, 1)	0.2
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Flaherty	6.1	6	3	3	2	8	1	4.91	1.20	14.0
W. Vest (W, 1-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	1.17	12.0
J. Foley (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.96	8.0
Total	9.0	6	3	3	4	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Flaherty	6.1
W. Vest (W, 1-0)	1.2
J. Foley (S, 4)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Ober 84-58, B. Stewart 10-4, C. Thielbar 13-9, G. Jax 18-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Ober 8-2, B. Stewart 2-0, C. Thielbar 2-1, G. Jax 1-2
Batters Faced - B. Ober 21, B. Stewart 3, C. Thielbar 4, G. Jax 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Flaherty 100-67, W. Vest 12-9, J. Foley 27-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Flaherty 6-5, W. Vest 3-1, J. Foley 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Flaherty 28, W. Vest 5, J. Foley 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Jeffers singled to left, Farmer and Santana scored, Julien to second 2 0
4TH INNING
Vazquez homered to left 3 0
8TH INNING
Baez homered to left 3 1
Canha doubled to left, Greene and Kelly scored, Canha to third 3 3
Torkelson singled to shallow right center, Canha scored 3 4

2ND INNING
	Jeffers singled to left, Farmer and Santana scored, Julien to second	2	0

4TH INNING
	Vazquez homered to left	3	0


Baez homered to left	3	1
Canha doubled to left, Greene and Kelly scored, Canha to third	3	3
Torkelson singled to shallow right center, Canha scored	3	4

1ST INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
E. Julien: Ball, Strike looking, Julien grounded out to first
R. Jeffers: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Jeffers grounded out to shortstop
A. Kirilloff: Kirilloff singled to shallow center
M. Margot: Strike looking, Margot singled to right, Kirilloff to second
W. Castro: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Castro struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Greene doubled to deep left
M. Canha: Strike looking, Canha grounded out to shortstop
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Torkelson fouled out to third
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Carpenter grounded out to second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
A. Martin: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Martin grounded out to shortstop
C. Santana: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Santana walked
C. Vazquez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Vazquez flied out to center
K. Farmer: Farmer singled to center, Santana to third
E. Julien: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Julien walked, Farmer to second
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Jeffers singled to left, Farmer and Santana scored, Julien to second
A. Kirilloff: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Kirilloff struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
C. Keith: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Keith grounded out to first
G. Urshela: Urshela singled to shallow right
P. Meadows: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Meadows struck out swinging
J. Baez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Baez flied out to left
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
M. Margot: Ball, Margot grounded out to third
W. Castro: Castro grounded bunt out to pitcher
A. Martin: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Martin struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
C. Kelly: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Kelly flied out to deep center
R. Greene: Ball, Greene grounded out to first
M. Canha: Strike looking, Canha grounded out to third
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
C. Santana: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Santana popped out to first
C. Vazquez: Vazquez homered to left
K. Farmer: Strike looking, Farmer lined out to left
E. Julien: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Torkelson popped out to third
K. Carpenter: Ball, Foul, Foul, Carpenter popped out to third
C. Keith: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Keith struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Jeffers struck out swinging
A. Kirilloff: Ball, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike looking, Kirilloff flied out to center
M. Margot: Strike looking, Margot lined out to right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
G. Urshela: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Urshela grounded out to pitcher
P. Meadows: Meadows grounded out to pitcher
J. Baez: Ball, Baez popped out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
W. Castro: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Castro struck out looking
A. Martin: Strike swinging, Ball, Martin singled to shallow center
C. Santana: Strike looking, Santana lined out to left
C. Vazquez: Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Vazquez struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Tigers
B. Ober Pitching:
C. Kelly: Foul, Kelly lined out to second
R. Greene: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
M. Canha: Strike looking, Ball, Canha fouled out to first
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Twins
J. Flaherty Pitching:
K. Farmer: Foul, Ball, Farmer hit by pitch
E. Julien: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike looking, Julien struck out looking
Will Vest relieved Jack Flaherty
R. Jeffers: Ball, Jeffers reached on fielder's choice to third, Farmer out at second
A. Kirilloff: Foul, Ball, Kirilloff flied out to deep left
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Byron Buxton in center field
Manuel Margot in right field
Austin Martin in left field
S. Torkelson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Torkelson doubled to left center
Brock Stewart relieved Bailey Ober
K. Carpenter: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Carpenter walked
C. Keith: Ball, Keith reached on fielder's choice to second, Torkelson to third, Carpenter out at second
G. Urshela: Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt to first, Urshela grounded into double play pitcher to second to first, Keith out at second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Twins
W. Vest Pitching:
M. Margot: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Margot grounded out to pitcher
W. Castro: Foul, Ball, Castro lined out to left
A. Martin: Martin grounded out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Caleb Thielbar relieved Brock Stewart
Matt Vierling hit for Parker Meadows
M. Vierling: Strike looking, Vierling popped out to second
J. Baez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Baez homered to left
C. Kelly: Kelly reached on an infield single to shortstop
R. Greene: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Greene singled to right center, Kelly to third
Griffin Jax relieved Caleb Thielbar
M. Canha: Ball, Canha doubled to left, Greene and Kelly scored, Canha to third
S. Torkelson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Torkelson singled to shallow right center, Canha scored
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swinging
C. Keith: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Keith flied out to left
End of the 8th (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Twins
Matt Vierling in center field
Jason Foley relieved Will Vest
C. Santana: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Santana flied out to deep right
Jose Miranda hit for Christian Vazquez
J. Miranda: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Miranda grounded out to third
Matt Wallner hit for Kyle Farmer
M. Wallner: Strike looking, Intentional ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Wallner walked
E. Julien: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Julien walked, Wallner to second
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jeffers grounded out to second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)