The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins meet Tuesday in MLB action from Target Field. This will be the opener of a quick two-game series. The Tigers are fresh off a weekend set versus the Red Sox, losing two of three games. As for the Twins, they won two of three over the Phillies in their weekend series. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.
Detroit Tigers
The Tigers had some trouble with the Red Sox over the weekend despite a pretty solid 6-2 win on Saturday. The other games were a 5-2 loss Friday and a 6-3 loss in the finale. In Sunday’s matchup Detroit’s Akil Baddoo mashed a solo homer, while both Spencer Torkelson (run) and Miguel Cabrera (0-for-4) each notched an RBI.
For the starter job on Tuesday it’ll be the Tigers’ Alex Faedo. In his eight starts this year Faedo is 2-4 with a 5.80 ERA and 35 Ks in 40.1 innings. Faedo is 2-4 with a 6.06 ERA in his last seven starts, giving up 24 earned in 35.2 innings total.
Detroit Tigers Team Facts
- The Tigers have won each of their last seven night games against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
- The Tigers have covered the run line 11 of their last 12 games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven road games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last six night games against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in four of their last six games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit at least one home run in four of his last eight road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Riley Greene has recorded an RBI in four of the Tigers’ last five games against AL opponents.
- Riley Greene has recorded two or more total bases in six of his last seven appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Riley Greene has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Riley Greene has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers’ last 10 road games.
Minnesota Twins
Over on the Twins’ side, they lost to the Phillies badly in a 13-2 affair in their Friday opener but bounced back to win the next two games 8-1 and 3-0. On Sunday in the shutout win, Minnesota’s Jordan Luplow had a solo home run, and Jorge Polanco added two hits with a pair of RBI along the way.
Starting for the Twins in the Tuesday opener will be Bailey Ober. Across his 19 starts this year Ober is 6-6 with a 3.40 ERA and 107 strikeouts over 108.2 innings. Ober has gone 2-2 over his last seven starts, notching a 4.15 ERA and 41 Ks in 39.0 frames.
Minnesota Twins Team Facts
- The Twins have lost eight of their last nine games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last nine games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have led after 7 innings in each of their last six home night games.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight Tuesday games against the Tigers at Target Field.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Max Kepler has hit a home run in each of the Twins’ last three home games.
- Max Kepler has recorded an RBI in each of his last six appearances in night games.
- Carlos Correa has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Twins’ last five night games.
- Max Kepler has scored at least one run in five of the Twins’ last six home games.
- Jorge Polanco has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against AL Central teams that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1227).
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (1146).
- The Detroit Tigers ranks 29th in the league for runs scored this season (466).
- The Detroit Tigers ranks 29th in the league for RBI’s this season (448).
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’ll take a stab on the Tigers in this one. Probably not touching it, though. Faedo finished off July with a win back on the 23rd, but then came back to a sketchy three earned on four hits and two walks in 4.2 innings versus the Twins back on August 9. Interestingly enough, Detroit won three of those four games last week, scoring 21 runs along the way. The Tigers should have some opportunities versus Ober, who has a shaky 12 earned runs in his last 14.0 innings. Ober has given up 28 hits in that time and is 0-2 in the record book. I like Detroit to take advantage.
