Byron Buxton homered, doubled and scored twice as the Minnesota Twins salvaged the finale of a three-game series by topping the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.Edouard Julien also hit a solo homer for the Twins while Ty France had two hits and an RBI.Minnesota starter Simeon Woods Richardson (1-1) gave up one run on five hits with five strikeouts in five innings. Louis Varland, Cole Sands, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duren each tossed an inning of scoreless relief.Spencer Torkelson had a solo homer for Detroit. Casey Mize (2-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.Kerry Carpenter smacked a one-out double in the first, but Woods Richardson recorded a strikeout and groundout to leave him stranded. With one out in the bottom of the inning, Buxton smashed a 3-2 Mize fastball over the left-field wall.Minnesota made it 2-0 in the second. France led off with a single and moved up on a groundout. With two outs, Franco moved to third on a wild pitch and scores on Brooks Lee’s single up the middle.
