Carson Kelly hit his first profession grand slam, Riley Greene and Matt Vierling every socked a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday evening in Minneapolis.
Wenceel Perez added a solo homer for Detroit, which evened the sequence at one win apiece with the decisive sport scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota’s Brooks Lee completed 2-for-4 with an RBI in his big-league debut. Christian Vazquez homered for the Twins.
Tigers right-hander Keider Montero (1-2) notched his first profession victory in his second profession begin and third outing general. The 23-year-old from Venezuela restricted the Twins to 2 runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked one and fanned 4.
Twins right-hander David Festa (1-1) surrendered seven runs on 9 hits in 5 innings. He walked none and struck out six however gave up three homers.
Festa pitched a pair of scoreless innings earlier than the Tigers jumped on him for 5 runs within the third.
Kelly began the scoring when he stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. He hit a 95 mph fastball an estimated 387 ft to left discipline for his sixth homer of the season.
Perez made it back-to-back blasts moments later when he launched the primary pitch he noticed 410 ft to heart for his fourth homer to make it 5-0.
The Twins acquired on the scoreboard within the backside of the third when Vazquez led off with a solo shot, his third homer.
Detroit continued within the fifth. Greene hit a two-run homer — his team-leading sixteenth of the season — to make it 7-1.
Lee recorded his first profession RBI within the seventh to chop the deficit to 7-2. He singled to heart to drive in Byron Buxton, who had hit a leadoff double.
Vierling completed the scoring with a two-run blast within the ninth. It was his eleventh homer of the season and his second previously 5 video games.
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