This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Tigers Lineup Kept Afloat by Kerry Carpenter's Dominant Return From Injury. The Detroit Tigers have had a rough stretch as a team over the last month or so as they try to find their form and get back to being one of the better teams in baseball.

Kerry Carpenter homered in a three-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 6-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

The Tigers got one of their most important players back from the IL. In turn, they snapped a brutal losing streak Sunday.

Sunday morning, Kerry Carpenter came strolling into the clubhouse, preceding the announcement that his rehab assignment was over.

Kerry Carpenter is back, at least in the Tigers’ clubhouse. Detroit activated the left-handed slugger back from the injured list Sunday, clearing the roster spot by sending out Trey Sweeney to Triple-A Toledo. Carpenter had been out since early July with a hamstring strain.

Kerry Carpenter hits a 414-foot two-run home run to right field, giving the Tigers a 4-3 lead in the 3rd inning

AJ Hinch said Kerry Carpenter’s career-long 437-foot home run changed everything for the Tigers Monday night. "He's always one swing from dominating the day,” he said. “He knew he got it. We knew he got it.