Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers 5/9/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 05/08/2021 at 11:10 PM ET

The Minnesota Twins conclude a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Detroit Tigers. Minnesota improved to 12-19 following a 7-3 victory over the Tigers on Friday in the opening game of the series. Matt Shoemaker threw five shutout innings and Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick each homered for the Twins in the victory. Minnesota is fourth in the American League East Central.

Byron Buxton is batting .370 to lead Minnesota and the center fielder is leading the Twins in home runs with nine, hits with 34 and on-base percentage at .408. Designated hitter Nelson Cruz is the leader in RBIs with 21. On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins will send Kenta Maeda to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with an ERA of 5.02, 28 Ks and 7 BBs.

Detroit dropped to 9-24 with its loss on Friday to Minnesota. The Tigers have lost two straight and eight of the last nine. Detroit is last in the American League Center 9 ½ games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox. The Tigers are struggling at the plate with a team batting average of .207 that is 28th in baseball and on the mound the Tigers have the worst team ERA at 5.22.

Jeimer Candelario is batting .298 to lead Detroit and the third baseman has a team high 37 hits. Catcher Wilson Ramos is the leader in home runs six, while center fielder Akil Baddoo is the leader in RBIs with 14 and left fielder Robbie Grossman is the leader in on-base percentage .360. On Sunday, Detroit will send Matthew Boyd to the mound. The southpaw is 2-3 with an ERA of 2.27, 24 hits and 7 BBs.

Detroit has struggled on both the mound and at the plate as the Tigers have the worst team ERA (5.22) in baseball and the 28th worst team batting average (.207) in baseball. Detroit has lost 38 of its last 51 overall. Minnesota has dominated this series head-to-head winning four of the last five played in Detroit and 42 of the last 60 overall against the Tigers. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 6-2.

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