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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
| 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 |
