On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers will face off at Comerica Park in an MLB matchup. Three of the first four games in the series have been won by the Tigers. The Tigers were victorious 5-0 on Wednesday.
The Twins have a 30-22 overall record, but their offence has scored zero runs in each of their previous two games. This offence has a lot of skill, but Carlos Correa is sidelined, and the rest of the offence has been disappointing. The Twins are only scoring 4.27 runs per game on average. Max Kepler is having a fantastic season, with six home runs and 25 RBIs.
The Tigers, who have a 20-30 overall record, are on the other side of this clash, but they may be finally turning their season around by relying on their offensive. The Tigers’ offence has struggled all season, averaging only 2.86 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in MLB.
Chris Archer, who has a 0-2 record and a 4.19 ERA, takes the mound for the Twins. He gave up seven hits and five runs in four innings against the Royals in his last outing.
Alex Faedo, who has a 1-2 record and a 3.00 ERA, takes the mound for the Tigers. He pitched six innings against the Cleveland Guardians, allowing five hits and two earned runs.
In the Twins’ last four games in game 5 of a series, the under is 4-0. In the Twins’ last eight games against a team with a losing home record, the over is 6-1-1. The Twins have won four of their previous six road games against right-handed pitchers. In their previous six home games against right-handed starters, the Tigers are 5-1.
Archer is coming off a game in which he allowed five runs, and I expect him to struggle in this one as well. The Twins haven’t scored in their last two games, and it’s likely to happen again tonight.
Free Pick: Detroit Tigers
