The game started off ominously, with an “opener” on the mound, and when Buck Farmer’s day began, it looked like the Tigers were in for another long one. But after allowing the first two men on base and a run in the top of the first inning on Saturday afternoon, Farmer found his groove. An inning later, JaCoby Jones continued his hot hitting , depositing his seventh home run into the left field seats. The Tigers wouldn’t look back from there, beating the Twins, 9-3 , at Comerica Park. With the win, they snapped a three-game losing streak. Jones added a two-run shot in the eighth, and leads the Tigers in home runs with eight. After allowing a walk and double to lead-off the game, Farmer struck out three straight batters. And while Jones’ home run in the bottom of the second provided a much-needed early punch, the Tigers kept scoring, responding to a Minnesota run with a Christin Stewart solo shot in the third inning and adding an insurance run with a Harold Castro RBI single in the fifth inning. Following Farmer — who threw two strong innings in his first start of the season — left-hander Nick Ramirez pitched three erratic innings, allowing only one run, and two relievers held the lead for closer Shane Greene, who pitched a scoreless ninth. Here are three observations: Years ago, the Tigers flip-flopped Farmer between the bullpen and starting rotation. Out of necessity, he made one start last season, but has pitched in relief full -time for the past two seasons. Perhaps getting re-acclimated to the role, the righty was rusty out of the gate, walking the first batter of the game and allowing an RBI double to Jorge Polanco to follow. Farmer wouldn’t have it any longer, though, striking out the heart of the order. Farmer struck out four batters in two innings. Behind Farmer, Ramirez kept the Tigers in the game despite some shaky control. He allowed a run on three hits, with three walks and three strikeouts, in three innings. Ramirez served as the long man for manager Ron Gardenhire, behind Farmer. Victor Alcantara threw with an extra tick on his fastball, dominating the Twins’ tough lineup with two scoreless innings, Blaine Hardy allowed a solo home run to — who else? — Nelson Cruz in the eighth, and Greene shut the door in the ninth. Though his 12-game hitting streak ended on Friday night, Jones continued to crush the ball . He recorded his second-career two-home run game, going 3-for-4 with a career-high five RBIs. Jones outscored the Twins by himself with those two home runs. He has been quite the revelation since late May, hitting .420 in his past 14 games. Contact Anthony Fenech at afenech@freepress.com . Follow him on Twitter @anthonyfenech . Read more on the Detroit Tigers and sign up for our Tigers newsletter .