Ober expected to start for Minnesota against Detroit
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Detroit Tigers (40-49, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (37-50, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Kyle Funkhouser (3-0, 2.59 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) Twins: Bailey Ober (1-1, 4.85 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota and Detroit will square off on Saturday.
The Twins are 20-25 on their home turf. Minnesota has slugged .429 this season. Nelson Cruz leads the team with a .547 slugging percentage, including 30 extra-base hits and 18 home runs.
The Tigers have gone 19-27 away from home. Detroit has slugged .385 this season. Jonathan Schoop leads the team with a mark of .464.
The Twins won the last meeting 4-2. Jorge Alcala secured his second victory and Max Kepler went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs for Minnesota. Matt Manning took his third loss for Detroit.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cruz leads the Twins with 46 RBIs and is batting .296.
Schoop leads the Tigers with 16 home runs and is batting .273.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .227 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Tigers: 6-4, .283 batting average, 4.88 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Twins: Cody Stashak: (back), Devin Smeltzer: (elbow), Luke Farrell: (oblique), Randy Dobnak: (finger), Edwar Colina: (elbow), Rob Refsnyder: (hamstring), Kyle Garlick: (hernia), Jake Cave: (back), Byron Buxton: (hand), Mitch Garver: (groin).
Tigers: Spencer Turnbull: (forearm), Julio Teheran: (shoulder), Derek Holland: (shoulder), Rony Garcia: (knee), Michael Fulmer: (back), Matthew Boyd: (arm), Daz Cameron: (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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