Soto (4-2) took the loss Monday as the Tigers were downed 6-5 by the Twins, giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks over 1.2 innings. He struck out three.
The southpaw barely escaped the ninth inning in a tie game, walking the bases loaded before striking out Willians Astudillo to escape the jam. Soto's luck didn't hold in the 10th, as a Max Kepler walkoff single brought home the phantom runner. The four free passes equaled his total from his prior 12 appearances combined, a stretch during which he'd posted a 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB through 13.1 innings while converting six of seven save chances, so there's currently no reason to be concerned about his place in the closer mix.