Tuiasosopo's bases-loaded single in the third drove in two runs and made it 4-0.
Te'o said he first met Tuiasosopo in person after the Southern California game in November.
Deadspin.com first exposed the scheme on Wednesday and indicated Tuiasosopo was involved in it.
The Tuiasosopo family has declined several interview requests from The Associated Press since Wednesday.
Te'o told Schaap that the hoax was created by a man named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo.
On Sunday, though, CNN asked Peter Navy Tuiasosopo about Te'o blaming his nephew, Ronaiah.
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo hasn't spoken publicly, nor had members of his family, in the past week.
Titus Tuiasosopo, according to Luteru Lou Te'i, who lives with his daughter in Carson, California.
Te'o has denied involvement in the hoax, and his family has not commented on Mr Tuiasosopo's story.
Tuiasosopo entered the game with 16 RBIs in a major league career that began with Seattle in 2008.
Now, it looks like Tuiasosopo may just may make the team when it goes north next month.
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If Tuiasosopo does become a major league Tiger, he may inspire other ball players to think about a direct approach.
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Once he got to Lakeland, Tuiasosopo immediately attracted attention for his name, and as the weeks have gone by, his play.
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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo and his family have not responded to CNN requests for comment on this and other allegations tied to the hoax.
Te'o told ESPN that he wasn't entirely sure he was the victim of a hoax until earlier this week when Tuiasosopo apologized.
Te'o's comments to ESPN though made it sound as if he is ready to put this all behind him and Tuiasosopo.
He said Tuiasosopo contacted him via Twitter the day the story broke, explaining he'd created the hoax and apologizing, according to Schaap.
Again, until we hear this from Tuiasosopo himself, we should remain skeptical.
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Luteru Lou Te'i, 51, said his daughter believes Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was responsible, since he called her later to apologize for using her image.
His brother Marques and his father Manu both played in the National Football League, and Tuiasosopo himself was a star quarterback in high school.
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But today ESPN reported that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo the man Deadspin originally linked to the hoax confessed to a friend that he staged the hoax.
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So, Tuiasosopo sat down in November, and wrote emails to virtually every MLB team, outlining his resume, and asking for a tryout in spring camp.
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Mr Tuiasosopo said he killed Kekua's character after an argument with Te'o, in which the football player had told her he did not need her.
Detroit's Matt Tuiasosopo homered and drove in a career-high five runs.
Tuiasosopo has not spoken publicly since news of the hoax broke.
But he decided to confess to the hoax as the story began unravelling, and because he needed to move on with his own life, Mr Tuiasosopo said.
"I know he doesn't feel his best, but he definitely feels like ... this family is there for him, " said Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, who is an actor.
In an off-camera interview Friday with ESPN, Te'o said Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a 22-year-old acquaintance who lives in California, contacted him two days ago and confessed to the prank.
The Tigers had five hits, including two from Matt Tuiasosopo.
Yankees reliever David Robertson, though, got out of a two-on, one-out jam by getting Victor Martinez to hit a fly to shallow center and Matt Tuiasosopo to strike out.
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