Tigers bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Twins

By Canadian Press on August 16, 2025.

Detroit Tigers (72-52, first in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-65, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (11-4, 3.50 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (3-4, 5.11 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -133, Twins +113; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they take on the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota has gone 32-27 at home and 57-65 overall. The Twins have a 27-14 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Detroit is 72-52 overall and 33-28 in road games. The Tigers are fifth in the AL with 158 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

The matchup Saturday is the 12th meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers have a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 43 extra base hits (15 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs). Trevor Larnach is 9 for 35 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene has a .267 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 26 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs. Javier Baez is 11 for 33 with four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .207 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by four runs

Tigers: 6-4, .238 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Twins: Alan Roden: day-to-day (thumb), 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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