Detroit 9, Minnesota 4

DETROIT, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Dmitri Young had three hits and Mike Maroth pitched six solid innings Sunday as Detroit beat the Minnesota Twins, 9-4.

With the victory, the Tigers avoided tying the major league single-season loss record set by the 1962 New York Mets as 120.

Young ignited Detroit's most productive inning of the season, stroking an RBI single in the sixth. The Tigers crossed the plate seven times on eight hits in the sixth, their most impressive inning of the campaign.

Maroth (9-21), who became the first pitcher to lose 20 games since Brian Kingman in 1980, allowed two runs and eight hits in six innings. The lefthander, who walked one and struck out two, notched his third win in four starts.

Rookie Adam Johnson (0-1) took the loss, yielding six runs and six hits while retiring just one batter.

The Twins head into the American League Division Series against New York Tuesday in New York. They lost three of their last four games.