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    The Minnesota Twins (53-48) and the Detroit Tigers (41-62) meet in AL Central action on Monday at 7:40 PM ET. The Twins are favored (-130) against the underdog Tigers (+100). Detroit is projected to start Tarik Skubal, while Minnesota has not named a starting pitcher.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Tigers

    • Game Day: Monday, August 1, 2022
    • Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
    • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Stadium: Target Field
    Twins vs Tigers Betting Information
    Favorite Favorite Moneyline Total
    Twins -130

    Twins Stats & Trends

    Twins Batting

    • The Twins rank eighth in baseball with 127 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
    • The Twins rank ninth in MLB with a .250 batting average.
    • The Twins’ .321 on-base percentage is sixth-best in the league.
    • The Twins’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the league.
    • The Twins have hit 62 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
    • The Twins are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .417 in home contests.
    • The club is batting .248 with 401 hits (8.2 per game) at home this season.

    Twins Key Batters

    • Luis Arraez leads Minnesota in OBP (.403), slugging percentage (.440) and OPS (.843) this season.
    • Among all qualified batters, Arraez ranks first in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is 62nd in slugging.
    • Arraez hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a home run and an RBI.
    • Jorge Polanco is batting .232 with 12 doubles, 14 home runs and 53 walks.
    • Polanco is 118th in batting average, 46th in on-base percentage and 87th in slugging in MLB.
    • Byron Buxton has 64 hits and is batting .220 this season.
    • Carlos Correa has been key for Minnesota with 80 hits, an OBP of .338 plus a slugging percentage of .445.

    Tigers Stats & Trends

    Tigers Batting

    • The Tigers’ 63 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
    • The Tigers have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
    • The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .286.
    • The Tigers rank 17th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
    • In 52 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 31 homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
    • They are slugging .317 in 52 road games this season.
    • In away games this season, they’re batting .213 with 7.1 base hits per contest.

    Tigers Key Batters

    • Javier Baez paces the Tigers with 76 hits.
    • Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, Baez is 133rd in batting average, 149th in on-base percentage and 113th in slugging percentage.
    • Baez hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
    • Jonathan Schoop is hitting .210 with 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 14 walks.
    • Schoop ranks 146th in batting average, 154th in on-base percentage and 146th in slugging percentage in MLB.
    • Jeimer Candelario is batting .211 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 18 walks.
    • Miguel Cabrera leads his team with a .326 on-base percentage, and has a club-leading .344 slugging percentage.

    Twins vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers

    TBD Skubal
    GS 0
    W-L 0-0
    ERA
    IP 0
    BB 0
    SO 0
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