Looking to avoid the series sweep, the Detroit Tigers would not be denied on Thursday night. They had to come back twice in this game, but the offense had enough to win 10-7 on Thursday night.
Clearly, Tarik Skubal has one major challenge left to overcome: A penchant for giving up too many home runs. The Minnesota Twins illustrated the point right out of the gate as leadoff hitter Bryon Buxton crushed a fastball into the upper deck in left to open the bottom of the first and give the Twins a 1-0 lead. The rookie left-hander was looking to take one more good outing into the offseason, but this wasn’t an auspicious sign.