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Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Game Ends in 5-0 Twins Victory - Recap

Detroit couldn't get its offense rolling against Joe Smith in a 5-0 loss to Minnesota in baseball action on Wednesday.

The Twins were a -200 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.

Joe Ryan earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Ryan Jeffers in the win.

Detroit's starting pitcher Michael Pineda worked 5 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Miguel Cabrera in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 9 hits, while Detroit only had 2.