Tigers aim to break road skid, face the Twins

Detroit Tigers (4-6) vs. Minnesota Twins (4-6)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (1-1, 0.69 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Twins: Taj Bradley (1-0, 0.87 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will aim to break their five-game road losing streak in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota had a 70-92 record overall and a 38-43 record at home last season. The Twins averaged 8.0 hits per game last season and totaled 191 home runs.

Detroit had an 87-75 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Tigers averaged 8.3 hits per game last season while batting a collective .247.

INJURIES: Twins: David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip inflammation), Trey Sweeney: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (oblique), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.