Kerry Carpenter homered, Jahmai Jones delivered two key RBI hits and Casey Mize pitched into the seventh as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Saturday night at Target Field.

The Tigers (73-52) have won four in a row and six of their last seven. They’ve taken the first three games of this series against the Twins (57-66) and can go for a sweep on Sunday.

Detroit jumped on Twins starter Zebby Matthews early. Spencer Torkelson lined an RBI single in the first inning, and Carpenter launched his 22nd homer, a solo shot to right-center, in the third.

Mize faced the minimum through four, but the Twins erased Detroit’s 2-0 lead in a flash in the fifth. Brooks Lee ripped a two-run triple to the wall in right-center, then scored on Royce Lewis’ sacrifice fly to put Minnesota ahea

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