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Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 8–6: April MLB Rundown

April 8, 2026: Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 8–6 in regular-season play.

Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.

The Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers 8–6 on April 8, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 8. Final game record.

Minnesota Twins

Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 for the Minnesota Twins, scoring 3 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Royce Lewis went 2-for-3 for the Minnesota Twins, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 2 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.

Josh Bell went 1-for-3 for the Minnesota Twins, scoring 1 run. He drove in 1 run and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 1 strikeout.

Bailey Ober recorded 5 2/3 innings pitched for the Minnesota Twins. His pitching line listed 5 hits allowed, 2 earned runs allowed, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.

Detroit Tigers

Dillon Dingler went 3-for-4 for the Detroit Tigers, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 1 run and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Javier Baez went 2-for-4 for the Detroit Tigers, scoring 1 run. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Gleyber Torres went 2-for-5 for the Detroit Tigers, scoring 2 runs. He drove in 2 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.

Framber Valdez recorded 5 innings pitched for the Detroit Tigers. His pitching line listed 10 hits allowed, 8 earned runs allowed, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.

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