Twins vs. Tigers Pick
Can the Detroit Tigers bounce back at home tonight when they take on the Minnesota Twins at 6:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -110 to win. The Twins are listed with a money line of +100 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Jose Berrios (10-5, 3.86 ERA) on the mound for Minnesota to face Jordan Zimmerman (7-9, 5.27) of the Tigers. Berrios had a good start to the year, but has been struggling somewhat. His last outing saw him give up 5 runs to the Rangers in five innings. He has 88 strikeouts this season with 28 walks and a 1.16 WHIP. Zimmerman has managed to get through seven innings in his last three starts, allowing six total runs in that span. On the year, Zimmerman has 85 strikeouts with 37 walks and a 1.46 WHIP.
These two opened the series on Friday night with the Twins picking up a 9-4 win on the road. Detroit has still won six of the last 10 between these two. The Twins now sit 58-56 overall and 31-23 on the road while Detroit is 52-63 overall and 28-27 at home.
On Friday, Anibal Sanchez allowed five runs in six innings to take the loss. Kyle Gibson didn’t last long for the Twins, allowing three runs in 4.2 innings, but his bullpen picked him up with 4.1 innings of work and one run allowed. Eddie Rosario and Max Kepler each had a home run, three hits and three RBI to lead the Twins. Joe Mauer also had three hits and drove in a pair of runs. The Tigers were led by Justin Upton, who had two hits and two home runs.
Berrios may be struggling while Zimmerman has been okay lately, but I don’t trust Zimmerman to lead the Tigers to a win today. Detroit doesn’t have the bullpen to back him up while Berrios has still shown his ability to shut down lineups in recent starts. The Tigers are far from the lineup they used to be and I suspect Berrios will get some run support from his hitters against Zimmerman. Give me the Twins again tonight.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MINNESOTA TWINS +100