Tigers lineup: Javier Baez off, Harold Castro gets another start Wednesday
DETROIT -- Harold Castro will start at shortstop for the Detroit Tigers when they play the fourth of five games against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night at Comerica Park. Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.44 ERA) will face Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (1-1, 3.25) at 7:10 p.m.Javier Baez is not in the starting lineup for the first time since May 12. pic.twitter.com/sS2ZSo84Wk — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 1, 2022Rookie Kody Clemens, who made his Major League debut on Tuesday night at second base, will be the starting left fielder for the Tigers. The Tigers (19-30) have won five of seven are 10-7 since May 13. The Twins (30-21) remain in first place in the American League Central and have a healthy five-game lead over the second-place Chicago White Sox.
mlive.comTigers vs. Twins predictions and betting preview: Wednesday, 6/1
The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins split their doubleheader on Tuesday and enter their fourth game of a rare five-game series. Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins oddsThe Tigers have won three of their last four games and enter Wednesday’s contest as slight underdogs, with +100 money line odds. Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins money line prediction: Tigers ML (+100)The Minnesota Twins have a five-game lead on the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central, but it is slowly dwindling. MORE SPORTS BETTING STORIESNBA Finals betting odds history - Who were the biggest underdogs? Twins doubleheader predictions and betting preview: Tuesday 5/31Michigan Wolverines odds to win Big Ten and National Championship
mlive.comSlumping Tigers, swept by Twins, have now lost 8 of last 10 games
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers still aren’t scoring runs, and their fielding isn’t looking so hot, either. The Tigers committed four errors -- including three in one inning -- in a 7-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon at Target Field. The Tigers (6-12) were swept by the Twins (11-8) and have lost five games in a row and eight of their last 10. That was also the last batter faced by Twins starter Bailey Ober, who left the game with groin tightness. Twins star shortstop Carlos Correa had gone 0-for-10 with four strikeouts against the Tigers until he hit a two-run double in the fifth to break the game open.
mlive.comDetroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins predictions: Tarik Skubal aiming to avoid series sweep on Thursday afternoon
Tarik Skubal is the Detroit starter trying to avoid an early-season sweep, while Bailey Ober gets the ball for Minnesota. A bet on the Minnesota run line would cash only if the home team wins by two runs or more. Let’s look at our predictions and best bets for today’s Tigers at Twins game. Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins money line prediction: Twins ML (-140)The Tigers took another step back on Wednesday, getting shut out in a 5-0 loss, after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the first game of their series in Minnesota. Skubal has given up only four earned runs in 15.2 innings pitched in his three starts.
mlive.comTigers lineup: Some new faces as Tigers try to avoid sweep
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers will use some new faces in the lineup as they try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Twins on Thursday afternoon. Harold Castro, Willi Castro and Derek Hill will be starting in their place. pic.twitter.com/AwN1Hg98Fs — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 28, 2022Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal (1-1, 2.30 ERA) will face Twins right-hander Bailey Ober (1-1, 2.81). Five Tigers in the lineup are lefties or switch hitters. The Tigers (6-11) have lost four in a row and desperately need a victory as they head into a weekend series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.
mlive.comIndians homer in 19th straight; beat Sox 11-5
Franmil Reyes homered over the Green Monster to spark a three-run third inning _ Cleveland’s franchise-record tying 19th straight game with a home run _ and the Indians salvaged the finale of the series with an 11-5 victory over the COVID-impacted Boston Red Sox.
Tigers’ run-scoring woes continue in 3-2 loss to Twins
DETROIT -- A strong start by Casey Mize was derailed by a three-batter barrage as the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Monday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers (62-70) have lost three in a row and four of their last five. Mize, the Tigers’ rookie right-hander, retired the first 10 batters he faced before the Twins awakened in the fourth. pic.twitter.com/GiCZ4WxESz — Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 30, 2021Tigers second baseman Harold Castro doubled and scored in the fifth, but that was it for Detroit. The Tigers have scored two or fewer runs in five consecutive games and are averaging just 2.4 runs over the last nine games.
mlive.comGiolito fires back at Donaldson, White Sox beat Twins 7-6
Lucas Giolito lobbed an expletive-laced response in Josh Donaldson’s direction after the slugger appeared to yell “Not sticky anymore,” after a first-inning homer, overshadowing Gavin Sheets’ successful debut for the White Sox in a 7-6 victory over the Twins.