Twins vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 7/27/2024

The Minnesota Twins play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Detroit Tigers. Minnesota is 56-45 and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Wednesday. Max Kepler hit an infield single during the 9th Inning to give Minnesota the walk-off victory. The Twins are second in the American League Central, 4 ½ games behind first-place Cleveland. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB predictions.

Carlos Correa is batting .308 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in RBI with 47 and on-base percentage with .377. Willi Castro is the leader in hits with 92, while Ryan Jeffers is the leader in home runs with 14. Minnesota has a team batting average of .255 and a slugging percentage of .426. On Saturday, Minnesota will send Joe Ryan to the mound. The right-hander is 6-6 with a 3.65 ERA, 130 Ks and 19 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers improved to 51-53 following a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Javier Baez hit a second-inning three-run homer for all the runs in the game and six Detroit pitchers combined to throw a four-hitter. Detroit has won six of the last nine and is 11 games behind first-place Cleveland in the American League Central

Riley Greene is batting .271 with 17 home runs, 51 RBI, 98 hits and an on-base percentage of .357 to lead Detroit in each of the five categories. Detroit has a team batting average of .235 and a slugging percentage of .386. On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tarik Skubal to the mound. The left-hander is 11-3 with a 2.34 ERA, 146 Ks and 22 BBs.