Tigers host the Twins to begin 3-game series

Minnesota Twins (30-37, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (27-39, fourth in the AL Central) Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (5-2, 3.56 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Tigers: Troy Melton (2-0, 1.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, nine strikeouts) LINE: Tigers -125, Twins +105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers start a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Detroit has a 16-15 record in home games and a 27-39 record overall. The Tigers have a 10-26 record in games when they have given up a home run. Minnesota is 30-37 overall and 12-19 in road games. The Twins are 22-10 in games when they scored five or more runs. Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Twins are ahead 4-0 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler has 12 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs while hitting .235 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 12 for 39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games. Byron Buxton has 10 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs while hitting .257 for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 12 for 40 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.18 ERA, outscored opponents by one run Twins: 3-7, .246 batting average, 6.10 ERA, outscored by 13 runs INJURIES: Tigers: Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow) Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (shoulder), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .