On his Instagram account this week, Chris Paddack implored Twins fans to “Keep the faith” during the team’s slow start. On Saturday, the starter did his part to help instill some faith — and yet, his start went for naught on a day when the Twins’ offense went almost silent.
The Twins fell 4-0 to the Detroit Tigers, collecting just four hits off rookie starter Jackson Jobe and the Detroit bullpen. With the loss — their third straight — Minnesota fell to 4-11, matching the worst start in Twins history through the team’s first 15 games.
The Twins couldn’t do anything in six innings against Jobe, who is among Major League Baseball’s top prospects, managing just two hits a day after their offense broke out for 12 in a 7-6 loss to Detroit. Prior to Carlos Correa’s double with one out in the ninth inning, just one Twins runner, leadoff hitter Matt Wallner in the first inning, had even reached second base.
The Tigers, meanwhile, played with a lead from the beginning after Zach McKinstry, their leadoff hitter, walked to begin the game. A rare but costly Correa throwing error allowed him to reach third and he scored on Spencer Torkelson’s sacrifice fly.
Torkelson was in the middle of everything for the Tigers, scoring their second run of the game and later hitting a two-run home run in the sixth off reliever Kody Funderburk.
Funderburk entered in the sixth after five strong innings from Paddack, who had given up 13 runs through his first two starts (7 1/3 innings pitched). He allowed two runs, though the first was unearned, and both scored on sacrifice flies.
It was a promising sign for a team desperately in need of one, but on a day where the offense finished with just four hits, it wasn’t enough.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Chris Paddack (20) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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