Detroit Tigers (70-52, first in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-63, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.35 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 187 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.16 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -216, Twins +179; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers to start a four-game series.
Minnesota has gone 32-25 at home and 57-63 overall. The Twins are eighth in the AL with 140 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Detroit is 70-52 overall and 31-28 in road games. The Tigers have a 35-12 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Thursday's game is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Tigers are ahead 5-4 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has a .283 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 15 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs. Ryan Jeffers is 13 for 38 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has 18 doubles and 13 home runs for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson is 12 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .222 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Tigers: 5-5, .248 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Twins: Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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