Tigers bring 1-0 series advantage over Twins into game 2

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Detroit Tigers (71-52, first in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-64, fourth in the AL Central)

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Detroit Tigers (71-52, first in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-64, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Charlie Morton (7-10, 5.48 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Twins: Pierson Ohl (0-2, 7.15 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -128, Twins +108; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers face the Minnesota Twins with a 1-0 series lead.

Minnesota is 32-26 at home and 57-64 overall. The Twins are 30-50 in games when they have given up a home run.

Detroit has a 32-28 record in road games and a 71-52 record overall. The Tigers have a 35-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Friday’s game is the 11th time these teams meet this season. The Tigers have a 6-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 24 home runs while slugging .560. Matt Wallner is 8 for 32 with four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Spencer Torkelson has 24 doubles, 26 home runs and 66 RBIs while hitting .240 for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 11 for 34 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .217 batting average, 4.05 ERA, even run differential

Tigers: 6-4, .247 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Twins: Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

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

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