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The Minnesota Twins (40-43, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (52-32, first in the AL Central) Sunday night game should see some good action as it will be broadcast on ESPN.
Detroit; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Chris Paddack (3-6, 4.64 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (9-2, 2.29 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 125 strikeouts)
Tigers -298, Twins +238; over/under is 7 runs
Skubal's total hits allowed was coming in with an Over/Under of 4.5 while Paddack had an Over/Under of 5.5.
Skubal picked up his ninth victory of the season on Tuesday, limiting the Athletics to four runs on six hits over his six innings of work.
Twins career statistics vs. Tarik Skubal in 64 at bats are just .125. Byron Buxton does have two home runs against him but is only 2 for 12.
Detroit has a 29-14 record in home games and a 52-32 record overall. Tigers hitters have a collective .325 on-base percentage, the seventh-best percentage in MLB play.
Minnesota has a 40-43 record overall and an 18-26 record in road games. The Twins have a 29-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Tigers hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 21 doubles, 18 home runs and 62 RBI while hitting .297 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 13 for 37 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Ty France has 15 doubles and six home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 14 for 40 with two doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.
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