The car enveloped in flames atop the parking ramp just beyond Target Field’s right-field scoreboard Sunday is a useful analogy for what the Twins believe was happening to their season down on the field.

Suddenly, Hinch had to get his bullpen ready. Mize struck out Matt Wallner, then Ty France singled up the middle knocking in a run and Mize was done, as the Twins held a 4-1 lead. He gave up four earned runs, allowed seven hits, although two of them were homers. He had three strikeouts with no walks.

At Target Field on Sunday, the Minnesota Twins (three consecutive losses) take on the Detroit Tigers at 2:10 p.m. ET.The Tigers are an underdog (+100 moneyline odds) when they take the field at