Detroit Tigers (40-47, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-50, fifth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-7, 4.36 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 100 strikeouts) Twins: J.A. Happ (4-4, 6.09 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -138, Tigers +119; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota and Detroit will face off on Thursday.
The Twins are 18-25 on their home turf. Minnesota has slugged .431 this season. Byron Buxton leads the team with a mark of .767.
The Tigers are 19-25 in road games. Detroit's lineup has 94 home runs this season, Jonathan Schoop leads them with 16 homers.
The Tigers won the last meeting 7-3. Michael Fulmer secured his second victory and Robbie Grossman went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI for Detroit. Tyler Duffey took his second loss for Minnesota.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nelson Cruz leads the Twins with 18 home runs and has 45 RBIs.
Schoop leads the Tigers with 30 extra base hits and 50 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .239 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Tigers: 7-3, .268 batting average, 5.51 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Twins: Cody Stashak: (back), Devin Smeltzer: (elbow), Luke Farrell: (oblique), Randy Dobnak: (finger), Edwar Colina: (elbow), Rob Refsnyder: (hamstring), Kyle Garlick: (hernia), Jake Cave: (back), Byron Buxton: (hand), Josh Donaldson: (hamstring), Mitch Garver: (groin).
Tigers: Spencer Turnbull: (forearm), Julio Teheran: (shoulder), Derek Holland: (shoulder), Rony Garcia: (knee), Michael Fulmer: (back), Matthew Boyd: (arm), Victor Reyes: (intercostal), Daz Cameron: (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
