Nelson Cruz homered for the fourth straight game and the Twins connected four times in all to rout the Detroit Tigers 12-2.
Jake Odorizzi (9-2) cruised through six innings, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out eight and has given up just one run in his past 22 1/3 innings.
Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton and Eddie Rosario also homered for the Twins. Minnesota hit eight homers while winning two of three in Detroit and remain on pace to become the first major league team to hit 300 home runs.



