Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.

Mick Abel threw six shutout innings, Brooks Lee delivered off the bench and the Twins have a winning record after a 3-6 start.

The Red Sox will attempt to bounce back on Tuesday night (7:40 p.m. ET on NESN+, NESN 360 and fubo) after an ugly start to a three-game series against the Twins. Minnesota clobbered Boston ace Garrett Crochet for 11 runs (10 earned) in the first two innings of Monday night's contest,

The Twins were 3-6 through their first nine games. Despite it being early, they looked like they could be in for a disappointing season. They have played 10 games since and only lost two.

After a day off, the Minnesota Twins will look to keep their potent offense rolling on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds in Minneapolis.

Though the Twins lost on Wednesday, they hit their off day after a stretch of 15 games in as many days with plenty going for them. After dropping each of their first three series, the Twins responded by sweeping the Detroit Tigers — the team predicted to win the American League Central Division — in a four-game set,

The Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball are investigating Jarren Duran’s allegation that a fan he pointed his middle finger at during a game had told the Boston Red Sox outfielder to kill himself.