Minneapolis – It was just a week ago that the Tigers lost in dispiriting fashion at home to the Los Angeles Angels. They went to bed that night with their once double-digit lead in the Central Division sliced to five games.

So much handwringing for so little reason.

After a breezy 7-0 win over the Twins Friday night, the Tigers will wake up Saturday with their lead over the Cleveland Guardians restored to 7.5 games and climbing.

The Tigers put a stranglehold on this one, scoring five runs in the first inning against rookie right-hander Pierson Ohl. And credit captain clutch, Dillon Dingler, for delivering the hit that opened the floodgates.

Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres started the inning with singles and Kerry Carpenter was credited with an RBI when his hard ground ball to second bas

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