Tigers vs. Twins Highlights (7/3/24) | MLB Highlights

Every young player dreams of the moment when they will get the news that they are headed to the big leagues for Brooks leave. That news came at two oclock this afternoon. He was actually in the batting cage, went to the garden hire called a team meeting and we said initially, he thought they were all in trouble but put two and two together when everyone was staring at him. When he walked into the meeting , he said, after all of the tears, the excitement wrapped up , it was quickly back to game mode so you can over to target field. And David Festa who we saw in Arizona make his big league debut tonight. Glen his target field debut, target field home debut, five innings in that game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He did pick up the win. So he got that one out of the way swings and misses and down. He goes on strikes. That's the first strikeout. It comes on a changeup for David Festive. This is a fair ball Vasquez will pounce pick. Now he's got a lefty here and Riley Green who takes a first pitch and he hits it toward the alleyway in right center, a diving play by buck and he can't make the catch it trickles away and Riley Green is zooming for third base and he's going to slide in there safely with three bases with two out, zero to two on Kelly Green at third and the pitch in the year to right center. This one more routine. Buxton from shadow to sunshine sees it and makes the play and the Tigers lead green at Twins coming up here is Montero finally getting to make two starts in a row at the major league level. Very important for him to build a little bit of rhythm and cadence long at bat here and Castro pumps it to left field akil but do is there to make the catch. So the former twins draft pick makes the catch on the former tiger a ground ball from larn right to first and she steps on the bag for out number two. This one to right center deep in the gap. Perez will turn to the wall that's going to be in played off. The wall is trying for two to throw to second base is off line. A two out double stays hot going banging that one off the barrier. And the twins have a man in scoring position for Carlos Santana swinging a nice slider gets the strikeout of Carlos Santana guy who doesn't strike out very often. Two out double does no harm with two and a high fastball to Justin Henry Malloy that is painted perfect pitch two down. He looks like a different pitcher to me tonight. There's more confidence, more conviction he's letting the ball go. Popped up to short and Carlos Correa will love it. Mistry pops out Festa with an eight pitch second and they are two down. And now let's enjoy the big league debut of Brooks lead the third baseman number 72. Brooks eighth overall pick in 2022 and just outstanding numbers of AAA came back from a back injury that occurred towards the end of spring training. Missed all of April finally cleared in May made his way back up to ST Paul 20 games for the Saints hit seven home runs in 20 games and he takes strike three a slider nip the outside corner Montero gets the better of Lee in their first meeting big league level. The first pitch swing rate for the Tigers. That's 30th in major league baseball looking to do more damage there today, especially with Festa being all over the zone so far. Riley Green did that with his triple as CEO wants this ball into center. That's a base hit two out Colt key who bounced out to Vasquez the first time. This is an opposite field base hit and that shades of what we saw in spring training from on the ground. Second base side, Castro keeps it on the infield save and the Tigers have the bases loaded. That would have been a run. But for Castro rescuing it from the outfield grass and the Tigers trending right here trying to capitalize and they have a hitter and Kelly the table to take advantage of this change. Carson Kelly rips this ball left field larn back at the track in the, it's a grand slam. Carson Kelly, that ball ended up in the right hands out there in left field, the first career grand slam and a four nothing lead and that ball is drilled by , we sell Perez right center field. The Tigers have gone back to back. We were talking about earlier being aggressive, right, waiting for the pitch that you want. But yet hunting the pitch that you want putting good healthy hacks, the Tigers right here exploding and they have hinged festa a bit. We Perez goes deep. Christian Vasquez leads off the third, just got a chip away. Don't need to get them all back with one swing again. The 3 to 2 Vasquez unloads to left center field deep in the gap. Beckett goes and there's a start solo home run. Christian Vasquez his third and the twins pull to within four. That's a great at bat that ends in a really good result and brooks struck out looking in the second, did not swing the bat one time. And for a guy that's known for his swing, I'd be shocked if he doesn't swing the bat at least once here, there's a line drive up the middle base, hit up the middle brooks Lee. First major league hit a solid base, hit up the middle fans on their seats. One inside the park home run try per week is enough. It's a leadoff triple for Keith Riley Green. A lot of options here for him to get this run home, just put him together some good at bats. And that's why you see the numbers where they're at and he could only get better if he continues to be so selective with the pitches. He swings at Riley Green, a drive deep right field, no doubt. Here it's way gone. A conco shot for Riley Green 112 MPH off the bad exit velocity. That ball was a rocket slider. Center cut. Ryley Green was all over 71 tight. Byron Buxton begins the seventh that's hit hard to the gap in left center field. Byron Buxton will easily have two and he will hold up there with a leadoff double Brooks Lee picked up his first hit his last at bat and now his first RB I to center field that will land. It's down Buxton around third base. He will head home, he will score and there it is brooks Lee, his second hit his first major league RB I five run game line drives up the middle back to back at bath breaking ball this time up the middle second base and Keith jumps into the catch and a big first out. So Montero does have his longest professional outing. The contact has been more prevalent here in the seventh inning. He will give Wade to Alex Fedo and that is not a great start with a walk of Castro. There are two on with one out for nick on the ground. Third base side. It's veering, it's Keith coming across and he couldn't get the feet straight and he probably wasn't going to get. So it's a fielder's choice and a big second out Lowe and it's ball four and the bases are loaded two out in the inning. And carlos Santana who is as choosy as anybody in the lineup will come up, chris Fetter out of the dugout on the ground. Second base, Keith snares it and throws to end the inning. Great job by Fedo to get out of a snug little jam in the seventh line drive. Second base and pass Castro. It's a base hit for the rolling all the way to the wall. It got by Kepler and this could be a third triple for the Tigers tonight. It is Akel but has a two out triple but do Keith and Green all with triples tonight. Early back in the lineup after missing several days following a ball off his foot, the 21 swing a line drive left field, this one's deep got a chance gone. Wow. Matt feeling on the line, it's what he does 11th home of the year and the Tigers bump the lead to 9 to 2 here in the ninth , Tyler is at 20%. 1 of the things that he does is attack the strike zone that's going to be key for him, but he's mixing his pitches where he could find some room for improvement to one on the ground is shortstop Kreidler. The feed and the ball games over Tigers win behind four home runs and three triples 92. The final score.