The Tigers and Twins played Game three of their series on a humid Saturday night. The Tigers had taken the first two in the four game set and were hoping to keep the roll going against the recently gutted Minnesota roster.
Facing the Tigers was righty rookie Zebby Matthews, making his 10th start of the season. He had seen the Tigers only 11 days prior, spinning five innings of one-run ball while striking out six.
He started the game by walking Colt Keith. He struck out Gleyber Torres after starting with a 2-0 count, fighting his command. Kerry Carpenter worked a full count before walking, putting two on. Riley Green struck out swinging, leaving it up to Spencer Torkelson to not waste the early scoring chance. he sliced a single past the second baseman to score Keith – the fifth batter pu