Tigers and Twins play to decide series winner

Minnesota Twins (53-60, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (66-49, first in the AL Central)

Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: TBD; Tigers: Jack Flaherty (6-10, 4.36 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 144 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Detroit is 66-49 overall and 37-22 at home. Tigers hitters have a collective .318 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL.

Minnesota has a 23-36 record on the road and a 53-60 record overall. The Twins have a 40-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The matchup Wednesday is the ninth meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers hold a 5-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 17 doubles and 13 home runs for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez is 12 for 34 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 10 doubles, 10 home runs and 43 RBIs for the Twins. Matt Wallner is 8 for 29 with a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .278 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Twins: 3-7, .239 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (forearm), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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