Friday's Twins-Detroit game recap

A quick look back at Friday's game.

June 24, 2023 at 3:45AM
Umpire Alfonso Marquez wipes the arm of Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Brock Stewart with a towel in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Friday, June 23, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Umpire Alfonso Marquez wiped the arm of Twins relief pitcher Brock Stewart with a towel in the sixth inning Friday. (Paul Sancya, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Kenta Maeda, Twins

Back off the injured list, the righthander tossed five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and two walks. It was the first time he's pitched five innings since April 10.

BY THE NUMBERS

.087 Max Kepler's batting average against lefthanded pitching this year before he homered off Joey Wentz in the second inning.

20 Years since the Twins last had three people ejected from a game: Brad Radke, Ron Gardenhire and Scott Ullger were tossed April 30, 2003.

2 Runs given up by Twins reliever Brock Stewart in 24⅔ innings this season, owning a 0.73 ERA.

about the writer

Bobby Nightengale

Minnesota Twins reporter

Bobby Nightengale joined the Star Tribune in May, 2023, after covering the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. He's a graduate of Bradley University.

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