Twins at Tigers 6/13/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins continue their series on the road against the Detroit Tigers.

The Twins were off Monday but defeated the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday 7-5. In the win, Jake Cave had a home run and two other hits for the Twins. Cave debuted in the majors May 19 and entering Sunday’s game was just 1 for 10.

Detroit was off Monday as well and starts this series Tuesday coming off a Sunday loss to the Cleveland Indians 9-2. Corey Kluber handcuffed the Tigers and is now 5-0 with an ERA of 0.76 in five starts this season against the Twins. In the loss, John Hicks reached Kluber for two hits. Eddie Rosario leads the Twins with a .313 batting average and team highs in hits with 77, home runs with 14 and RBIs with 43. Minnesota has a team batting average of .241, while opposing hitters are averaging .248 at the plate against Twins pitching. On Wednesday, the Twins will send Jose Berrios to the mound. The right-hander this season is 7-5 with an ERA of 3.66, 84 Ks and 14 BBs.

Nicholas Castellanos leads the Tigers with a .321 batting average, and team highs in RBIs with 34 and hits with 84. Jeimer Candelario leads the team in home runs with 10. Detroit has a team batting average of .252 while opposing hitters are averaging the same .252 at the plate against Tigers pitching. On Wednesday, the Tigers will send Matthew Boyd to the mound. The lefthander this season is 4-4, with an ERA of 3.20, 54 Ks and 26 BBs.