Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/26/2021

The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins meet Monday in MLB action at Target Field. The Tigers need a win to snap a three-game losing streak. The Twins need a win after losing five of their last seven games.

The Detroit Tigers have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Tigers have won six of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with 109 hits and 60 RBI while Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman have combined for 168 hits and 77 RBI. Matt Manning gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 5.79 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. This will be Manning’s second career game against the Twins.

The Minnesota Twins have scored eight runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Twins have lost six of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 91 hits and 49 RBI while Luis Arraez and Josh Donaldson have combined for 140 hits and 65 RBI. Michael Pineda gets the ball, and he is 4-5 with a 3.93 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. Pineda is 4-2 with a 3.91 ERA and 59 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.

The Tigers are 40-86 in their last 126 road games and 17-35 in their last 52 Monday games. The Twins are 5-2 in their last 7 Monday games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The over is 11-5-1 in Tigers last 17 road games. The under is 3-0-1 in Twins last 4 overall. The Tigers are 6-20 in the last 26 meetings in Minnesota and 16-35 in the last 51 meetings.

The Tigers are probably worth a look here, but I’m leaning toward the over if forced to pick. Manning has an ERA well over five on the season and has a 8.56 ERA through 13.2 innings on the road. Pineda has allowed 33 hits and 16 runs in his last 21.2 innings. Both of these guys can get hit hard more times than not. Expect some fireworks. Give me the over.