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Tarik Skubal gets the start for the Detroit Tigers (38-46) Tuesday in search of win No. 10 of the season in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins (47-37). The Tigers are +108 underdogs for the contest, which starts at 7:40 PM ET on BSDET, live from Target Field.
Simeon Woods Richardson starts for Minnesota while Skubal is Detroit’s starter for the contest.
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Twins and Tigers Betting Trends
The Twins have compiled a 38-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 65.5% of those games).
Minnesota has gone 24-14 (winning 63.2% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -127 or shorter.
The Tigers have been underdogs in 46 games this season and won 19 (41.3%) of those contests.
Detroit has entered 25 games this season as the underdog by +108 or more and is 8-17 in those contests.
The Twins have had an over/under set by bookmakers 84 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 40 of those games (40-42-2).
So far this season, the Tigers and their opponents have hit the over in 44 of their 84 games with a total.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins score the eighth-most runs in baseball (404 total, 4.8 per game).
Minnesota is fifth in MLB action with 99 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Twins have the 11th-ranked batting average in the league (.249).
Minnesota’s hitters strike out eight times per game, the 10th-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The Twins pitching staff leads MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.09).
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored the 22nd-most runs in the league this season with 341 (4.1 per game).
Detroit ranks 25th in Major League Baseball with 76 home runs.
The Tigers have a team batting average of .228 this season, which ranks 25th among MLB teams.
Detroit ranks 20th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
The Tigers average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.92 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Richardson (3-1) takes the mound for the Twins in his 14th start of the season. He has a 3.41 ERA in 66 2/3 innings pitched, with 56 strikeouts.
Carlos Correa leads Minnesota with a .311 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 40 RBI.
Carlos Santana has 69 hits and an OBP of .330 to go with a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
Willi Castro has 81 hits this season and a slash line of .276/.357/.452.
Jose Miranda has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .340. He’s slugging .486 on the year.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
Skubal (9-3) will take to the mound for the Tigers and make his 17th start of the season.
Riley Greene has put up a team-high batting average of .253, and paces the Tigers in home runs (15) and runs batted in (41).
Mark Canha is hitting .228 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 35 walks.
Matthew Vierling has 10 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs and 13 walks while batting .250.
Wenceel Perez is batting .264 with 11 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 19 walks.
Twins and Tigers Injuries
Twins: Alex Kirilloff: 10 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 15 Day IL (Arm), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Topa: 60 Day IL (Knee), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
Tigers: Javier Báez: 10 Day IL (Spine), Kerry Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin), Casey Mize: day-to-day (Leg), Matthew Vierling: day-to-day (Foot)
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