Boyd held the Twins hitless until Robbie Grossman singled with two outs in the sixth. However, Minnesota worked Boyd's pitch count along the way, leaving Detroit's bullpen with three innings to cover once Boyd left after throwing 97 pitches. All six of Boyd's strikeouts came on offspeed pitches, including a nasty changeup he used for eight swings and misses, according to Statcast™.
Twins starter Hector Santiago kept pace in a scoreless duel until he left a fifth-inning sinker up just enough for McCann to pounce on, scoring Justin Upton after his leadoff hit-by-pitch.