Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins meet in game 2 of series

Minnesota Twins (68-76, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (66-78, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Dean Kremer (2-5, 5.80 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Tigers: Drew Anderson (4-5, 3.73 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 101 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -144, Twins +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Minnesota Twins.

Detroit has gone 35-35 in home games and 66-78 overall. The Tigers have gone 38-22 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Minnesota has gone 30-42 on the road and 68-76 overall. Twins hitters have a collective .407 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the majors.

The teams meet Tuesday for the 12th time this season. The Twins are ahead 7-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has 15 home runs, 85 walks and 60 RBI while hitting .271 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 13 for 36 with two doubles and an RBI over the past 10 games.

Luke Keaschall has a .275 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 24 doubles, a triple and nine home runs. Brooks Lee is 12 for 42 with two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .224 batting average, 4.99 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Twins: 4-6, .248 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by seven 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), 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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