Twins and Tigers square off in series rubber match
Detroit Tigers 39-47 fourth in the AL Central vs Minnesota Twins 48-38 second in the AL Central
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Detroit Tigers (39-47, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (48-38, second in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Kenta Maeda (2-4, 5.76 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)
: LINE Twins -193, Tigers +162; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Minnesota is 48-38 overall and 24-17 at home. Twins pitchers have a collective 4.14 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.
Detroit is 20-25 in road games and 39-47 overall. The Tigers have a 30-4 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Thursday is the 10th meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers hold a 5-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Correa leads the Twins with a .310 batting average, and has 16 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 28 walks and 41 RBI. Byron Buxton is 14-for-37 with four home runs and 12 RBI over the past 10 games.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .260 batting average, and has 16 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs, 44 walks and 43 RBI. Wenceel Perez is 11-for-38 with a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 7-3, .272 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
Tigers: 4-6, .218 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Twins: Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (abductor), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (arm), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Weiss: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (spine), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
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