Tigers face the Twins leading series 2-0
Detroit Tigers (29-39, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-35, first in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Joey Wentz (1-6, 7.23 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Twins: Jose De Leon (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers play the Minnesota Twins with a 2-0 series lead.
Minnesota has a 20-16 record at home and a 35-35 record overall. The Twins have gone 20-6 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Detroit is 29-39 overall and 14-21 on the road. The Tigers are 21-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams play Saturday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Correa has 15 doubles, two triples and nine home runs for the Twins. Royce Lewis is 11-for-36 over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .222 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
Tigers: 3-7, .261 batting average, 4.94 ERA, outscored by seven runs
INJURIES: Twins: Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Nick Gordon: 60-Day IL (shin), Jorge Alcala: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (arm), Kenta Maeda: 15-Day IL (tricep), Gilberto Celestino: 60-Day IL (thumb), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Akil Baddoo: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (neck), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (finger), Trey Wingenter: 60-Day IL (biceps), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (left fibula), Eduardo Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (finger), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (arm), Freddy Pacheco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (anxiety), Matt Manning: 60-Day IL (foot), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.