After losing in his first start to his former team, Chris Paddack was looking for a little bit of payback when he came to Target Field with his new team the Detroit Tigers.

Instead, theTwins jumped him.

The Twins hit two home runs in a six-run third inning, capped by shortstop Brooks Lee’s first career grand slam as the Twins beat their former teammate for the second time in two weeks, x-x, on Sunday in front of 22,230 at Target Field.

Byron Buxton started the third with a home run off that landed in the second deck in left, and Kody Clemens added a sacrifice fly as the Twins avoided a four-game sweep by the American League Central Division leaders.

Making his first major league start since 2023, Thomas Hatch (2-0) gave the Twins five strong innings. The right-hander was charged with o

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