Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase walks off the field as the Minnesota Twins celebrate their 5-4 walk-off win as a result of his throwing error during the ninth inning of Tuesday's game at Target Field. Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

Twins walk-off Tigers 5-4 on wild two-run error

By Adam Stites | Last updated Apr 26, 2022 11:23 PM ET

The Minnesota Twins found a wacky way to win Tuesday night when they scored two runs off of a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth for a 5-4 walk-off win against the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit took a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning with a three-run homer from Javier Báez. In the bottom of the ninth, Minnesota had runners on first and second with two outs when the Twins' Miguel Sanó roped a ball off the top of the glove of Tigers right fielder Robbie Grossman.

After Grossman got the ball in quickly, the Twins made a base running error when Trevor Larnach was held at third base, but Gio Urshela rounded second. With the opportunity at an inning-ending out, Tigers catcher Eric Haase threw the ball into left field, allowing both Larnach and Urshela to score.

A wild walk-off in Minnesota!! pic.twitter.com/Iky7XWZNU9
— MLB (@MLB) April 27, 2022

The wild finish made it back-to-back walk-off wins for the Twins after Byron Buxton hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the tenth in a 6-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

Minnesota improved to 9-8 with the win and sit atop the AL Central. The Tigers fell to 6-10 and sit in a tie for last in the division with the White Sox.

Adam Stites

Adam Stites is a Southern California native who lives in a new state every three months. He’s perennially disappointed by both the Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona State Sun Devils. His dog is named Ramsey after the best cornerback in the NFL

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