Jose Miranda, Ryan Jeffers help Twins bash Tigers

Jose Miranda and Ryan Jeffers combined for eight hits and seven RBIs as the Minnesota Twins pounded the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.The game was called in the bottom of the seventh due to inclement weather.Miranda went 5-for-5 and scored four runs while driving in three. Jeffers’ three hits included a homer along with four RBIs as the Twins took two of three games in the series.Bailey Ober (8-4) gave up three runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings while striking out eight.Detroit starter Kenta Maeda (2-5) was rocked for nine runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings. Colt Keith homered and Jake Rogers drove in two runs.The Tigers took a 1-0 lead on Keith’s fifth home run of the season two batters into the game.Detroit caught a break while extending its lead to 3-0 in the second. With two down, Zach McKinstry struck out. The pitch bounced off catcher Jeffers’ glove and headed toward the backstop, allowing McKinstry to reach first.He advanced to third on Gio Urshela’s single. Both runners scored when Rogers doubled down the third base line.

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