Tuesday's Twins-Detroit game recap

April 7, 2021 at 2:34AM

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Robbie Grossman, Detroit

After the outfielder drove in runs with a double and single, his old team avoided letting him get a third RBI by intentionally walking him in the 10th.

BY THE NUMBERS

3 Stolen bases by the Twins this year in five games

0 Stolen-base attempts by the Twins in their first seven games of 2020; it took them 18 games to steal their third.

4:00 Time of game, making the Twins the only MLB team to play two four-hour games already this season.

ON DECK

Kenta Maeda, the only Twins starter who allowed two runs in his 2020 debut, tries to win the series in Detroit before the team heads home.

PHIL MILLER

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