Tigers and Twins play, winner protects 3-game series

Minnesota Twins (40-43, 3rd in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (52-32, initially in the AL Central)

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 PERIOD, 0.87 WHIP, 125 strikeouts)

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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -298, Twins +238; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a triumph on Sunday.Detroit has a 29-14 record in home games and a 52-32 record overall. Tigers hitters have a cumulative.325 on-base portion, the seventh-best portion in MLB play.Minnesota has a 40-43 record overall and an 18-26 record in roadway games. The Twins have a 29-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.The match Sunday is the 6th time these groups square off

this season. The Tigers hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.Advertisement LEADING PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 21 doubles, 18 home runs and 62 RBIs while hitting.297 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 13 for 37 with three doubles and 2 home runs over the previous 10 games.Ty France has 15 doubles and six home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 14 for 40 with 2 doubles and six

home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 VIDEO GAMES: Tigers: 5-5,.281 batting average, 4.55 AGE, outscored opponents by 12 runs Twins: 4-6,.254 batting average, 6.57 AGE, outscored

by 15 runs INJURIES: Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL(flexor ), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL(hip ), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL(

finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder ), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)Ad Twins: Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder ), Zebby Matthews: 15-Day IL(shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)___ The Associated Press created this story using technology offered by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.