Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda walks off the mound after the second inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

       DETROIT (Kyodo) -- Kenta Maeda struck out eight and allowed three runs on three hits over five innings, but did not factor in the Minnesota Twins' 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

       The 33-year-old right-hander, who also issued a walk and hit a batsman, left with the seven-inning game tied 3-3 at Detroit's Comerica Park.

       He surrendered all three runs on an Akil Baddoo triple with two out in the bottom of the second, but tightened things up to complete three straight 1-2-3 innings.

       "(After the second inning) I was able to stop making the same mistakes and prevent hits. I was happy about that," said Maeda, who has a 4-3 record in 15 starts this season.

       Nick Gordon scored on a wild pitch to put the Twins up 4-3 in the top of the additional eighth inning, but Jonathan Schoop tied it on an RBI single in the home half before Miguel Cabrera sealed the win with a walk-off single.

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