With the bases loaded in the second inning, Minnesota Twins slugger Nelson Cruz assumed he picked up his 10th career grand slam. Right-hander Jose Urena, starting for the Detroit Tigers, left a 94.3 mph fastball down the middle.
An umpire review determined the baseball went just foul of the right-field pole.
On the next pitch, the 40-year-old Cruz crushed a grand slam near the Tigers' bullpen beyond the left-field fence. He got ahold of an 84.1 mph slider, barked at first baseman Jonathan Schoop — teammates in 2014 and 2019 — while trotting around the bases and gifted the Twins a 6-0 lead.