Tigers and Twins square off with series tied 1-1

Minnesota Twins (31-38, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (28-40, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (2-3, 4.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (2-4, 3.95 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -124, Twins +104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Detroit is 28-40 overall and 17-16 in home games. The Tigers have a 20-11 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Minnesota has gone 13-20 in road games and 31-38 overall. The Twins have hit 78 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

Thursday's game is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Twins are ahead 5-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has a .301 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 16 doubles and seven home runs. Dillon Dingler is 13 for 41 with six home runs and 17 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton has 10 doubles, a triple and 20 home runs for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 13 for 38 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Twins: 4-6, .253 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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