Lewis exited the game with left groin tightness.
The good news for the Twins was that they beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 in their series opener Tuesday night at Target Field in Minneapolis. The bad news is that Royce Lewis exited the game due to injury.after the fifth inning with left groin tightness. Max Kepler was in the on-deck circle for Lewis ahead of his at-bat in the fifth, and Lewis was replaced by Kyle Farmer at third base for the sixth inning. Lewis considered “day to day” with the left groin tightness.
After Jorge Alcala sent the Tigers down in order in the bottom of the inning, Carlos Correa provided insurance with a 421-foot solo homer that went into the second deck in left-center.The win was the Twins' third straight. The Tigers then took the lead with a pair of homers in the fifth inning off Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson. Justyn-Henry Mallow led off the frame with a 402-foot solo shot to left field, and Ryan Kreidler plated the go-ahead run with a 395-foot, two-run blast a few at-bats later.
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