Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to help the Detroit Tigers tighten their grip on the American League Central by winning  8-6 over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

The Tigers lost a 6-0 lead they built by the fifth, but after Joe Mauer’s second two-run single tied the game for the Twins in the eighth inning, Hunter hit the first pitch of the ninth from Casey Fien into the bullpen behind left-center field.

Cabrera then crushed one to the same spot just two pitches later. It was the eighth time this season the Tigers hit consecutive homers.

Kyle Ryan earned the victory by recording the last out of the eighth, and Joakim Soria converted his first save opportunity since being acquired for the Tigers despite allowing a leadoff double to Kurt Suzuki.