Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins 5/25/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL Central Division rivals will square off on Wednesday afternoon, when the Detroit Tigers take on the Minnesota Twins from Target Field. The Tigers (14-28) have lost 15 of their first 20 road games and are currently in last place. Last night, Detroit managed just five hits and struck out 12 times during a 2-0 road loss against Minnesota.

Twenty-four year old righty Rony Garcia (0-0 2.57 ERA) will make his first start of the season for the Tigers. Through 14 innings of relief work, Garcia has struck out 17 batters and owns a miniscule 0.71 WHIP.

The Minnesota Twins are seven games above .500 at home and hold a five-game lead over Chicago for first place. On Tuesday, Minnesota SP Sonny Gray (2-1) fanned ten batters across seven shutout frames to earn the win. 3B Gio Urshela had three hits and drove in a run for the Twins, who improved to 27-16 on the season.

The Twins will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Dylan Bundy (3-2 5.14 ERA) in the series finale. Through 28 innings of work, Bundy has struck out 25 batters and owns a respectable 1.32 WHIP.