The Detroit Tigers secured an 8-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Comerica Park, highlighted by a mix of big blasts and precise hits. Tarik Skubal contributed significantly with five scoreless, two-hit innings. Despite the loss, Twins' pitcher Joe Ryan showcased a remarkable performance in the following game, striking out a career-high 12 batters, including 10 of Detroit's first 14 batters, with everyone in the Tigers lineup not named Mark Canha among his strikeout victims. Ryan's splitter was notably effective, drawing 20 swinging strikes, though it also led to three Detroit runs, including a two-run homer by Kerry Carpenter and an RBI single by Colt Keith. The Tigers were in 'whiff mode' again, being punched out 15 times.
Joe Ryan struck out a dozen batters for the @Twins! 😤 https://t.co/UucIvsOpOI
Joe Ryan's final line today 👏 https://t.co/X64cPLpC5e
Career-high 12 K day for Joe Ryan 🔥👏 https://t.co/yk4jiXTfBf
Joe Ryan struck out a career-high 12 batters today for the @Twins. https://t.co/8UJY591Z3o
Joe Ryan's splitter looked devastating at times, and it drew six of his 20 swinging strikes. But two splitters accounted for all three Detroit runs: Kerry Carpenter's 2-run HR in 1st, and Colt Keith's RBI single in 6th.
Joe Ryan at 12 strikeouts and absolutely dealing today. Our Twins beat podcast guy @DexsTweets has been on top of Ryan’s improvements on @SKORNorth’s Twins Show.
Joe Ryan struck out 10 of Detroit's first 14 batters, including everyone in Tigers lineup not named Mark Canha. 10 K's, 15 swinging strikes thru four innings.
The Tigers have 12 whiffs on 27 swings against Joe Ryan. They've missed on 5 of 8 swings against his splitter. Last six outs were Ks, Ryan has 8 strikeouts total
Joe Ryan's 3Ks in the 3rd. 8Ks thru 3. 😯 https://t.co/wZyA7IsjIC
Tigers in whiff mode again. They were punched 15 times last night. Joe Ryan has racked up 5 Ks in two innings today.
Tigers mix big blasts and seeing-eye knocks to KO Twins and ace Pablo Lopez; Tarik Skubal pitches five scoreless, two-hit innings https://t.co/VgNOPkHxhy via @detroitnews
Tigers open their AL Central clash vs. Twins with an 8-2 win Friday night at Comerica Park. They'll play two tomorrow.