Tigers begin 3-game series with the Twins

Minnesota Twins (68-75, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (65-78, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Monday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: TBD; Tigers: Troy Melton (7-4, 2.20 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -132, Twins +107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Minnesota Twins to open a three-game series.

Detroit is 65-78 overall and 34-35 in home games. The Tigers have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.69.

Minnesota has a 30-41 record on the road and a 68-75 record overall. The Twins have a 50-31 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Monday for the 11th time this season. The Twins are ahead 7-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler has 25 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 83 RBIs while hitting .247 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 12 for 35 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 22 doubles, three triples and 23 home runs while hitting .250 for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 8 for 36 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, .217 batting average, 4.79 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Twins: 4-6, .247 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (adductor), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.