"Jim Thome became only the eighth player to hit 600 home runs when he belted two to drive in a season-high five runs and help the Twins swipe the opener of a three-game series against the American League Central-leading Tigers.

Thome's blasts paced three-run Minnesota rallies in the sixth and seventh innings that blew open a 3-3 game. Ben Revere, subbing for injured leadoff man Denard Span in center field, drove in two runs with a pair of hits. "