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The Minnesota Twins (54-49) and the Detroit Tigers (42-63) play on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET to break a 1-1 series tie. The Twins are favored (-222) to take the contest against the Tigers (+184). Minnesota’s Joe Ryan gets the start against Detroit’s Tyler Alexander.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Tigers
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -222 | 8.5 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins are eighth-best in MLB play with 129 total home runs.
- The Twins rank ninth in the majors with a .251 batting average.
- The Twins are sixth in baseball with a .321 on-base percentage.
- The Twins strike out 8.2 times per game, the 10th-fewest mark in the league.
- The Twins average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (64 total in home contests).
- The Twins are slugging .416 with 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .249.
Twins Key Batters
- Luis Arraez has an OPS of .832, fueled by an OBP of .398 to go with a slugging percentage of .434. All three of those stats are tops among Minnesota hitters this season.
- Among qualified batters in baseball, Arraez is second in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage, and 66th in slugging.
- Arraez hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a home run and an RBI.
- Jorge Polanco is hitting .239 with 13 doubles, 14 home runs and 54 walks.
- Polanco ranks 113th in batting average, 42nd in on-base percentage and 79th in slugging in the major leagues.
- Polanco has picked up a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .176 with a double and four walks.
- Byron Buxton leads Minnesota with 64 hits. He is batting .220 this season and 41 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
- Gio Urshela is batting .264 with a .309 OBP and 44 RBI for Minnesota this season.
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 .227 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
- The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .285.
- The Tigers rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 31 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 54 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .314 in 54 road games this season.
- In 54 road games this season, they have a batting average of .212 while averaging seven base hits per contest.
Tigers Key Batters
- Javier Baez has put up 77 hits, a team-high for the Tigers.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Baez’s batting average is 132nd, his on-base percentage is 148th, and he is 114th in slugging.
- Baez hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
- Jonathan Schoop is hitting .209 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 15 walks.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Schoop’s batting average puts him 145th, his on-base percentage is 152nd, and he is 145th in slugging.
- Jeimer Candelario is hitting .206 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 19 walks.
- Miguel Cabrera has a .321 on-base percentage while slugging .336. Both are team-highs.
Twins vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers
| Ryan | Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GS | 5 |
| 7-4 | W-L | 2-4 |
| 3.78 | ERA | 4.10 |
| 85.2 | IP | 37.1 |
| 25 | BB | 9 |
| 80 | SO | 19 |
