Twins open 4-game series against the Tigers

Detroit Tigers (4-5) vs. Minnesota Twins (3-6)

Minneapolis; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (0-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (0-1, 4.82 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers to open a four-game series.

Minnesota went 70-92 overall and 38-43 at home last season. The Twins slugged .397 as a team in the 2025 season while hitting 1.2 home runs per game.

Detroit had an 87-75 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Tigers averaged 8.3 hits per game last season while batting a collective .247 and slugging .413.

INJURIES: Twins: David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip inflammation), Trey Sweeney: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (oblique), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.