But without the usual suspects in Rocco’s Magical Arm Barn, a combined six Detroit runs in the final four innings dished out “Duds” to the bullpen appearances, and kept the Twins underwater for the rest of the game.

With wins in five of the team’s past six games, Detroit remains atop the American League Central, 7.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins, still sitting down in fourth place, are 14 games behind the Tigers and eight back of a Wild Card spot.

I feel very fortunate to be on the top end of the trade,” the veteran right-hander said. “I feel like it’s much easier to accept whenever you’re going to a contender versus maybe a

Kerry Carpenter belted a solo homer and Trey Sweeney scored three times on Saturday night to lead Detroit to an 8-5 victory over the host Minnesota Twins and extend the Tigers' winning streak to four games.

The Twins couldn’t last against Tarik Skubal, who entered Thursday with five runs allowed over his last four starts against the Twins.