DETROIT – Akil Baddoo brought another key hit in the dream start of his senior career and the Detroit Tigers outscored the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday in 10 episodes.
Baddoo connected a single producer to the bottom of the tenth inning. He made his debut on Sunday and fired a homer on the first shot they fired at him.
On Monday, he connected a big slam in the duel that Detroit lost 15-6 to the Twins. The rookie entered Tuesday’s match as an emerging runner, remained on the field to play as a gardener and ended up defining by a hit on right field against Dominican Hansel Robles (0-1).
Baddoo, 22, was acquired by the Tigers to the Twins in December, under the terms of Rule 5 of the draft on players excluded from the payroll of 40 members.
Recruited by Minnesota in the second round of the draft in 2016, Baddoo had never played above Class A until that year. During four campaigns in the minors, it had an average of 249.
Last year, the juvenile season was canceled due to the pandemic.
The Dominican Nelson Cruz and Byron Buxton connected two flights for the Twins.
The win was for Dominican Gregory Soto (1-0), who worked 2 innings blank.
For the Twins, the Venezuelans Luis Arráez 5-0, Williams Astudillo 4-2 with a push. Dominicans Jorge Polanco 5-0, Cross 5-3 with a score and a push, Miguel heal 4-0.
For the Tigers, Puerto Rican Willi Castro 5-1. The Venezuelans Miguel Cabrera 3-0 with a score, Harold Castro without official turn but with a score, Wilson Ramos 4-0. Dominicans Jeimer Candelario 4-2 with a score and a push, Nomar Mazara 1-0.