Minnesota Twins (56-45, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (51-53, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (8-7, 4.86 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 128 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-3, 5.97 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -170, Tigers +142; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers begin a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Friday.
Detroit has a 51-53 record overall and a 24-24 record in home games. Tigers hitters have a collective .388 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.
Minnesota is 56-45 overall and 27-24 in road games. The Twins have a 40-8 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Friday for the 11th time this season. The season series is tied 5-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Colt Keith has 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 38 RBI for the Tigers. Justyn-Henry Malloy is 9-for-31 with a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with 14 home runs while slugging .454. Byron Buxton is 15-for-42 with five doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Twins: 4-6, .216 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (spine), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (forearm), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Miranda: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (abductor), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
