Highest total
35 runs
DET 11, MIN 24
Apr 24, 1996
Tigers vs Twins All-Time Record: Tigers Lead 1,179-1,103
AL Central rivalry
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Tigers lead Twins1,179to1,103·17 tiessince 1901
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 13 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Twins lead 8-5
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1901 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Tigers vs Twins postseason head-to-head record
Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins have met 2,299 times since 1901, 5 times in the postseason. The playoff games are included in the all-time total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Twins 4-1
- 5 postseason games since 1901
- Playoff share
- 0.2%
- Share of all meetings
- Regular season
- 2,294
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Sep 9
DET 7-2 MIN
DETSep 8
DET 2-3 MIN
MINSep 7
DET 5-4 MIN
DETSep 2
MIN 6-11 DET
DETSep 1
MIN 15-2 DET
MINAug 31
MIN 11-1 DET
MINJun 11
DET 11-0 MIN
DETJun 10
DET 4-6 MIN
MINJun 9
DET 10-4 MIN
DETApr 9
MIN 3-1 DET
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | DET | MIN | 7–2 | DET |
| Sep 8, 2026 | DET | MIN | 2–3 | MIN |
| Sep 7, 2026 | DET | MIN | 5–4 | DET |
| Sep 2, 2026 | MIN | DET | 6–11 | DET |
| Sep 1, 2026 | MIN | DET | 15–2 | MIN |
| Aug 31, 2026 | MIN | DET | 11–1 | MIN |
| Jun 11, 2026 | DET | MIN | 11–0 | DET |
| Jun 10, 2026 | DET | MIN | 4–6 | MIN |
| Jun 9, 2026 | DET | MIN | 10–4 | DET |
| Apr 9, 2026 | MIN | DET | 3–1 | MIN |
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season436 games
206
230
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
18–1+17 runs
Apr 29, 2006
Minnesota Twins Biggest Win
20–6+14 runs
Aug 22, 2014
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DET ↕ | MIN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2015 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2012 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2008 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2007 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2003 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
95-124
DET
AWAY
106-111
MIN
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins all-time record, 1901 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 2,286
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 35 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 436 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 2,286 Retrosheet games from 1901 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
DETMIN
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
DETMIN
61.0
158.2
48.0
246.4
52.0
356.0
49.8
450.4
53.7
551.4
58.7
655.1
52.5
752.4
51.8
851.7
49.2
941.9
46.1
EX45.0
- DET after scoring first
- 68.0%
- MIN after scoring first
- 64.5%
- Lead-change games
- 44.3%
- Beyond nine innings
- 214
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Biggest margin
17 runs
DET 18, MIN 1
Aug 8, 1908
Longest game
18 innings
DET 0, MIN 0
Jul 16, 1909
Largest crowd
55,245
MIN 6, DET 3
Oct 8, 1987 · Postseason
Detroit Tigers largest comeback
10-run deficit
MIN 12, DET 18
Jun 12, 1938
Minnesota Twins largest comeback
8-run deficit
MIN 9, DET 8
Sep 15, 1923
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricDETMIN
Hits21,09020,835
Home runs1,5541,401
Walks7,4037,703
Strikeouts10,19610,272
Errors2,4902,512
Where the rivalry lived
- 01796games
Tiger Stadium
Detroit, MI
- 02554games
Griffith Stadium
Washington, DC
- 03226games
Comerica Park
Detroit, MI
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
25%
Share of the 436 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
75%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.6.
Average total
9.5runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
53.9%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 277 | 159 | 63.5% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 239 | 197 | 54.8% |
| 9.5 | 192 | 244 | 44% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Minnesota Twins
230 W · 52.8%1.90
Detroit Tigers
206 W · 47.2%2.12
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
15%vs 25% full archive
-10% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
85%vs 75% full archive
+10% in the last 20
Average total
10.3 runsvs 9.5 runs full archive
+0.8 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2025 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Twins and Tigers in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
When did the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is May 25, 1901, when Minnesota Twins won 6-5 away to Detroit Tigers. The archive covers 2,286 meetings from 1901 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins have met 436 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.