Jonathan Schoop hit Minnesota’s record 300th home run, Willians Astudillo also went deep and the AL Central champion Twins rallied past the Detroit Tigers 10-4 Thursday to move within one victory of giving the major leagues four 100-win teams for the first time.
With the Twins recovering from Wednesday night’s celebration of their first division title since 2010, Schoop was the only player in Thursday afternoon’s lineup with more than 12 of Minnesota’s 299 homers this season.
The Twins improved to 99-60 with their 10th win in 13 games. Houston (104), the Yankees (102) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (103) have already reached 100 wins.
Detroit (46-112), already assured of the big leagues’ worst record and next year’s top draft pick, finished 22-59 at Comerica Park and tied the major league record for home losses set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns.
Devin Smeltzer (2-2) allowed three runs and 10 hits in five innings to earn the win.
