The Minnesota Twins (9-8) will host the Detroit Tigers (6-10), Wednesday at 7:40 PM ET, with the Twins on a five-game winning streak.
The Tigers are an underdog (+155 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Twins (-180). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Joe Ryan (2-1, .00 ERA) looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Michael Pineda (1-0, .00).
Griffin Jax (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) was credited with the win in the Twins’ 5-4 victory over the Tigers yesterday. Max Kepler led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI. Gregory Soto (0.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Tigers.
Before watching this Twins vs. Tigers matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond.
Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Twins (-180, bet $180 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+155, bet $100 to win $155)
- Over/under: 7
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Twins Stats and Trends
Twins Betting Records
- The Twins have entered the game as favorites nine times this season and won five of those games.
- Minnesota has not been a bigger favorite this season than the -180 moneyline set for this game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.3% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in six of their 17 games with a total.
- The Twins are 7-10-0 against the spread this season.
Joe Ryan (Twins Probable Starter)
- The Twins will send Ryan (2-1) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in six scoreless innings pitched against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 1.69 ERA, 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .167.
- The Tigers are batting .232 this season, 15th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .329 (26th in the league) with eight home runs.
Twins Batting Stats
- The Twins’ 17 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for the Twins combine for a team rank 18th of in the majors with a .350 team slugging percentage.
- Minnesota ranks 22nd in MLB with a .215 team batting average.
- The Twins have scored the 21st-most runs in the league this season with 63 (3.7 per game).
- Minnesota has an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Twins are ranked 24th in strikeouts per game (9.4) among MLB offenses.
Tigers Stats and Trends
Tigers Betting Records
- The Tigers have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win five times (38.5%) in those contests.
- Detroit has played as an underdog of +155 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 39.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in six of their 16 opportunities.
- The Tigers have an against the spread record of 7-9-0 in 16 games with a line this season.
Michael Pineda (Tigers Probable Starter)
- Pineda (1-0) takes the mound first for the Tigers to make his second start of the season.
- The righty last appeared on Thursday against the New York Yankees, when he tossed five scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- Over his one games this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of just .167 against him. He has a .00 ERA and averages 3.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- He will take the mound against a Twins offense that ranks 25th in the league with 116 total hits (on a .215 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .350 (18th in the league) with 17 total home runs (ninth in MLB action).
Tigers Batting Stats
- The Tigers have hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (eight).
- So far this season, the Tigers have the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.329).
- Detroit’s .232 batting average ranks 15th in the league.
- The offense for the Tigers is the No. 25 offense in baseball scoring 3.6 runs per game (57 total runs).
- Detroit ranks 11th in the league with a .316 on-base percentage.
- Tigers batters strike out 8.7 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
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