Can Tigers sweep Twins again?
The Detroit Tigers look to complete a sweep of the Minnesota Twins when the two meet up this afternoon at 1:10PM ET.
The Tigers have Justin Verlander on the mound today to face Ricky Nolasco of the Twins. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Detroit is favored at home in this game, as the Tigers are getting odds of -155 to win, while the Twins are getting a money line of +145 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.
Detroit is 18-21 on the season, 7-9 at home and 27-12 with the over. Minnesota is 10-28 overall, 4-18 on the road and 21-15-2 with the over. The Tigers have taken the first two games of this series, 10-8 and 7-2. Detroit has now won all five meetings with the Twins this season by a margin of +18.
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The Tigers haven’t had much to be excited about in the 2016 season, except for playing Minnesota. Detroit has dominated this series and now sends their ace to the mound looking for a second sweep of the Twins. Verlander’s 4.71 ERA is nothing impressive, but it lowers to 3.60 over his last three starts. On the flip side, Nolasco has a 7.56 ERA over his last three starts. Look for the Tigers to continue to beat up Minnesota’s pitching.
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