Twins bring 1-0 series lead over Tigers into game 2
Detroit Tigers (14-27, fourth within the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (26-16, first within the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Beau Brieske (0-3, 5.13 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Twins: Sonny Grey (1-1, 3.48 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -254, Tigers +204; over/beneath is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins face the Detroit Tigers with a 1-0 collection lead.
Minnesota has a 26-16 file general and a 14-8 file in dwelling video games. Twins hitters are batting a collective .243, which ranks fourth within the AL.
Detroit is 14-27 general and 8-13 at dwelling. The Tigers have gone 5-1 in video games after they scored 5 or extra runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these groups sq. off this season. The Twins have a 4-0 benefit within the season collection.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads Minnesota with 11 dwelling runs whereas slugging .581. Gary Sanchez is 10-for-36 with three dwelling runs and 12 RBI over the previous 10 video games.
Miguel Cabrera has three dwelling runs, eight walks and 16 RBI whereas hitting .280 for the Tigers. Willi Castro is 8-for-33 with a double, a house run and three RBI during the last 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 8-2, .270 batting common, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs
Tigers: 5-5, .218 batting common, 3.77 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Twins: Cody Stashak: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winder: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (left hip), Jhon Romero: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Dobnak: 60-Day IL (finger), Kenta Maeda: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (ribcage), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (covid-19), Victor Reyes: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL (vertigo), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (finger), Tyler Alexander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 10-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Related Press created this story utilizing expertise offered by Data Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.
