The Detroit Tigers will play a four-game series, against the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers are coming off dropping three of four to the Angels while the Twins are coming off a series win over the Mariners.
Detroit Tigers (38-46) vs. Minnesota Twins (47-37)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, July 2
Time: 7:40 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, July 3
Time: 8:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, July 4
Time: 2:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Tarik Skubal (9-3, 2.32 ERA) vs. Simeon Woods Richardson (3-1, 3.41 ERA)
Skubal gets the series started for the Tigers making his 17th start he is 9-3 with a 2.32 ERA, a 2.69 FIP, a 0.94 WHIP, a 1.8 BB/9, and a 10.4 K/9 in 97 innings. He had a bounce-back start last time out against the Phillies going seven shutout innings giving up three hits; he walked one and struck out seven. The Tigers are 11-5 when he starts. Woods Richardson gets the ball for the Twins, he is 3-1 with a 3.41 ERA, a 3.64 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 7.6 K/9 in 66 innings. In his last start, he faced the Diamondbacks going 5.1 innings giving up three runs on four hits; he walked two and struck out four. The Twins are 9-4 when he starts.
Game 2: Jack Flaherty (5-5, 3.24 ERA) vs. TBD
Flaherty gets the middle game, he is 5-5 with a 3.24 ERA, a 3.05 FIP, a 1.00 WHIP, a 1.4 BB/9, and an 11.6 K/9 in 89 innings. He had been pitching well before his last start against the Angels in which he went 5.2 innings giving up five runs on seven hits; he walked one and struck out seven. In his last five starts, he is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA, a 0.82 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 28 innings. The Tigers are 8-7 when he starts. The Twins haven’t announced a starter yet.
Game 3: Kenta Maeda (2-4, 5.76 ERA) vs. Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.30 ERA)
Maeda gets the finale, he is 2-4 with a 5.76 ERA, a 5.28 FIP, a 1.42 WHIP, a 2.9 BB/9, and a 6.8 K/9 in 59.1 innings. In his last three starts, he is 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 15 innings. In games he starts the Tigers are 5-9. Ober goes for Minnesota, he is 7-4 with a 4.30 ERA, a 4.02 FIP, a 1.09 WHIP, a 2.4 BB/9, and a 9.4 K/9 in 88 innings. In his last three starts, he is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA, a 0.80 WHIP, and 27 strikeouts in 21.1 innings. The Twins are 8-8 when he starts.
Tigers vs. Twins Leaders
Tigers:
AVG – Riley Greene – .253
HR – Riley Greene – 15
RBI – Riley Greene – 41
IP – Tarik Skubal – 97.0
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 2.32
K – Jack Flaherty – 115
Twins:
AVG – Carlos Correa – .311
HR – Ryan Jeffers – 13
RBI – Ryan Jeffers – 41
IP – Joe Ryan– 103.2
ERA – Joe Ryan – 3.21
K – Pablo Lopez – 110
Tigers vs. Twins Numbers
Tigers
AVG: .228 (26)
OPS: .662 (27)
R: 341 (21)
HR: 76 (25)
ERA: 3.92 (13)
K: 720 (11)
WHIP: 1.22 (9)
Twins
AVG: .248 (11)
OPS: .739 (8)
R: 404 (8)
HR: 99 (5)
ERA: 4.09 (19)
K: 761 (2)
WHIP: 1.19 (5)
Wrap Up
The Tigers are coming off a tough series loss to the Angels but they managed to avoid being swept, now they have a tough series against a division rival and a team they are chasing for a playoff spot, this series could be a key piece to making sure this team isn’t seller when the trade deadline hits.
