Suddenly, Hinch had to get his bullpen ready. Mize struck out Matt Wallner, then Ty France singled up the middle knocking in a run and Mize was done, as the Twins held a 4-1 lead. He gave up four earned runs, allowed seven hits, although two of them were homers. He had three strikeouts with no walks.

Edouard Julien led off the Twins batting order for the first time this season on Sunday, and Byron Buxton batted second for the first time, too. Something else was different too. Julien and Buxton both homered from their new spots,

Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize will try to win his third straight game to open the season while leading his team to a sweep on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Tigers (9-5) and Twins (4-11) wrap up their three-game series at 2:10 p.m. Eastern time at Target Field.