Replay at 2nd base in 7th inning helps Twins down Tigers 5-3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers and Miguel Sanó homered and the Minnesota Twins took advantage of a replay reversal to score three runs in the seventh inning, rallying past the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Thursday night.

Jeffers' homer with one out in the fifth inning marked Minnesota's first runner against Tigers starter Tarik Skubal.

Sanó started the seventh with his 15th homer of the season, connecting against off Skubal (5-8) to tie the game at 3.

Max Kepler beat out an infield single and Gilberto Celestino followed with another grounder. Detroit tried to turn a double play, but Celestino beat the throw to first.

The Twins requested a review and were right, showing second baseman Willi Castro pulled his foot off the bag too quickly, keeping Kepler safe.

After a sacrifice bunt, reliever José Cisnero unleashed a wild pitch that scored Kepler with the go-ahead run. Jorge Polanco added a sacrifice fly.

J.A. Happ (5-4) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Tyler Duffey pitched a perfect eighth and Taylor Rogers secured his eighth save in 10 chances.

Eric Haase hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which had won four of five.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Spencer Turnbull (right forearm strain) was evaluated by Dr. Keith Meister, who recommended the pitcher shut down his throwing program after he had a recurrence of pain when he started to throw again after a period of rest. … LHP Matthew Boyd (left arm discomfort) has reported feeling good during his throwing program. Boyd is doing long-toss but hasn’t advanced to mound work. … OF Robbie Grossman was out of the lineup with a jammed finger. ... OF Victor Reyes (intercostal strain) was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A Toledo, where he was on a rehab assignment.

Twins: 3B Josh Donaldson returned...

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