Minnesota Twins (52-59, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (65-48, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 4.24 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (9-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -161, Twins +135; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a four-game home win streak going when they take on the Minnesota Twins.
Detroit has a 36-21 record in home games and a 65-48 record overall. The Tigers are 48-16 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Minnesota is 22-35 on the road and 52-59 overall. The Twins have gone 26-46 in games when they have given up a home run.
Monday's game is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Tigers have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 13 home runs, 55 walks and 54 RBIs while hitting .276 for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 11 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Trevor Larnach has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 46 RBIs for the Twins. Matt Wallner is 7 for 30 with a triple, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .257 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Twins: 3-7, .223 batting average, 5.40 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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