Following a four-hit effort last time out, Kerry Carpenter leads the Detroit Tigers (11-9) into action as +119 underdogs against the Minnesota Twins (6-12). First pitch from Target Field at 2:10 PM ET on Saturday, live on BSN.
Minnesota’s Bailey Ober gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Reese Olson.
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Twins and Tigers Betting Trends
The Twins have won 55.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (5-4).
Minnesota has played three times as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter, and fell in each game.
This season, the Tigers have won five out of the 10 games in which they’ve been the underdog.
Detroit has played as an underdog of +119 or more once this season and won that game.
The Twins have played in 18 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total eight times (8-10-0).
The Tigers’ games have gone over the total in nine of their 20 chances.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins score the third-fewest runs in baseball (62 total, 3.4 per game).
Minnesota is 24th in MLB with 16 total home runs.
The Twins’ .191 batting average ranks 29th in MLB.
Minnesota strikes out 10.4 times per game, the No. 23 average in MLB.
The Twins pitching staff is first in MLB with a collective 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota’s 4.27 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 22nd in the majors with 76 total runs scored this season.
Detroit’s 14 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
The Tigers rank 24th in MLB with a .223 team batting average.
Detroit ranks 24th with an average of 9.5 strikeouts per game.
The Tigers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
Detroit has pitched to a 3.06 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ober (0-1 with a 6.57 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his fourth of the season.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in runs batted in with 11 while batting .255.
Alex Kirilloff leads Minnesota in batting with a .291 average.
Edouard Julien’s four home runs lead all Minnesota hitters, and he’s slugging .407.
Austin Martin has eight hits and an OBP of .306 to go with a slugging percentage of .333 this season.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Olson (0-2) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
Riley Greene paces the Tigers with three home runs.
Mark Canha’s three home runs are a team-high mark.
Carpenter leads the Tigers in home runs (three), runs batted in (10) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .328.
Spencer Torkelson is hitting .244 with seven doubles and 10 walks.
Twins and Tigers Injuries
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Intercostal), Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jhoan Duran: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Josh Staumont: 15 Day IL (Calf), Daniel Duarte: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Tigers: Gio Urshela: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Andy Ibáñez: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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