The Detroit Tigers came into Sunday afternoon’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins having won four straight games, along with a chance to sweep the opponents in their current four-game series at Target Field.

Chris Paddack got the start and looked pathetic against his prior peers after a clean opening frame. He surrendered a solo shot to Royce Lewis in the second to put the Twinkies on the board first, but his teammates tied things up in the top of the third on an RBI single from Kerry Carpenter.

And then the murders began.

Paddack gave up six runs in the bottom of the third, serving up two more dingers to Byron Buxton and Brooks Lee to bury the Tigers early on. He allowed another runner to cross the plate in his next inning as well, leaving little hope for the good guys as the innings wo

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