Tigers 11, Twins 0: Six Homers Power Detroit Shutout

The lead

June 11, 2026 - Detroit - Spencer Torkelson hit one of six Detroit homers, Keider Montero worked 6⅓ scoreless innings with 21.33 pitching FP in AthX Engine scoring, and the Detroit Tigers rolled to an 11-0 shutout of the Minnesota Twins, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

Detroit paced the Thursday slate at 25 team FP in AthX Engine scoring.

How the game turned

The Tigers scored in the first when Kevin McGonigle doubled and Riley Greene drove him in with a sacrifice fly. Torkelson's two-run shot in the fourth made it 5-0, and the offense kept adding from there.

Colt Keith hit his first homer of the year in the sixth. Greene, Zach McKinstry, and Wenceel Pérez added solo or two-run shots before the night was through. Gleyber Torres also went deep in the fifth.

Minnesota never scored, finishing with five hits and zero runs.

Pitching and matchup notes

Montero (3-4) allowed four hits, struck out four, and walked one over 6⅓ innings. Zebby Matthews (2-4) took the loss after giving up nine hits and seven runs, including three homers, in a shorter outing.

For Detroit, the shutout was the kind of statement win that lifts a club back toward .500 after a difficult stretch.

Bats that changed the board

Keith led hitters at 12 FP in AthX Engine scoring, with Perez and others contributing to a 25 team FP night. Six homers spread value across the lineup in a rout that never felt in doubt after the middle innings.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

AthX Engine rewards shutouts with high pitching FP and stacks hitting value when an entire lineup goes deep. Montero's 21.33 FP and Detroit's 25 team FP led every category on the Thursday card, separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

The Tigers open a series at Cleveland on Friday, per the MLB schedule.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, CBS Sports/AP recap, ESPN scoreboard, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*