Series Preview: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins with Probable Starting Pitching 4/11-4/13

Detroit Tigers (7-5) at Minnesota Twins (4-9)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, April 11
Time: 8:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Apple TV+

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 2:10 PM
Broadcast: FDSNDT/MNNT

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, April 13
Time: 2:10 PM
Broadcast: FDSNDT/MNNT

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Reese Olson (1-1, 5.06 ERA) vs. TBD

Olson is 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 10.2 innings. In his last start, he went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits; he walked three and struck out five. The Twins haven’t announced a start for the first game yet. Pablo Lopez was supposed to start Sunday, but with him heading to the injured list, it allows them to shift everyone a day and make a call-up.

Game 2: Jackson Jobe (0-0, 5.00 ERA) vs. Chris Paddack (0-1, 14.73 ERA)

Jobe has yet to record a decision, posting a 5.00 ERA, a 1.56 WHIP, and seven strikeouts in nine innings. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up three runs, two earned on four hits; he walked three and struck out four. Paddack, through two starts, is 0-1 with a 14.73 ERA, a 2.59 WHIP, and four strikeouts in 7.1 innings. In his last start, he went four innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits; he walked two and struck out two.

Game 3: Casey Mize (2-0, 0.77 ERA) vs. Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1, 5.59 ERA)

Mize has been dominant to start his 2025 campaign, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. In his last start, he went six innings, giving up one run on four hits; he walked three and struck out six. Woods Richardson is 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA, a 1.86 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings. In his last start, he went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits; he walked four and struck out six.

Get Your Inside The Diamonds Merchandise Here

Player To Watch:

Detroit Tigers

Specner Torkelson has had a resurgence to start 2025. He is hitting .311 with a 1.037 OPS. Torkelson has five doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, nine runs scored, a stolen base, and seven walks. In seven games against Minnesota last season, he hit .333 with a .777 OPS. He had three doubles, five RBI, five runs scored, and a walk.

Minnesota Twins

Harrison Bader this season is hitting .243 with a .796 OPS. He has a double, three home runs, ten RBI, three runs scored, and a walk. Bader faced the Tigers three times last season when he was a member of the Mets. He hit .250 with a .500 OPS.