Top 8th: Tigers 9, Twins 8
Justin Wilson came on in relief for the Tigers in the eighth inning and left with the lead still intact.
Eddie Rosario struck out swinging, Kurt Suzuki grounded out back to the mound and pinch-hitting Oswaldo Arcia struck out to end the inning.
The much-maligned Tigers bullpen did its job for one inning. Still, it has three more outs to go.
Bottom 7th: Tigers 9, Twins 8
The Tigers' bats needed some rest after their big first inning, but they found enough juice for another shot of life as Nick Castellanos drilled a two-run home run to left field to leadoff the seventh inning and put the home team back out in front, 9-8.