Twins at Tigers 8/10/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL Central Division foes will square off on Friday night, when the Minnesota Twins visit the Detroit Tigers. On Thursday, Minnesota fell victim to a walk-off single during a 5-4 loss at Cleveland. SP Jose Berrios walked six batters and lasted just four innings. The Twins lost three out of four in the series and trail the Indians by 11 full games for the AL Central Division lead.

Thirty-five year old righty Ervin Santana (0-0 6.14 ERA) will make his fourth start of the year for the Twins. Through 14 plus innings, Santana has surrendered four home runs and owns a subpar 1.64 WHIP. The Detroit Tigers enter this contest looking to snap a six-game losing streak. The Tigers have scored just eight runs total over that stretch and have fallen 21 games below .500 overall. Nicholas Castellanos leads Detroit with a .286 batting average to go along with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs.

Thirty-two year old righty Jordan Zimmerman (4-4 4.31 ERA) will head to the hill for the Tigers in this contest. Zimmerman has lost four straight starts and he has given up 15 runs over his last 21 frames.