Minnesota Twins (30-38, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (28-39, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Mike Paredes (0-0, 4.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, four strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (3-4, 4.21 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)
LINE: Tigers -170, Twins +143; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers play the Minnesota Twins after Dillon Dingler had four hits against the Twins on Tuesday.
Detroit has a 28-39 record overall and a 17-15 record at home. The Tigers rank ninth in the AL with 68 total home runs, averaging one per game.
Minnesota has gone 12-20 on the road and 30-38 overall. The Twins have gone 10-30 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Twins lead the season series 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has four home runs, 39 walks and 24 RBIs while hitting .286 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 12 for 38 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 19 home runs, 18 walks and 29 RBIs while hitting .255 for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 13 for 40 with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Twins: 3-7, .250 batting average, 6.52 ERA, outscored by 18 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
