The Detroit Tigers will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to face the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The teams are scheduled to take the field at 2:10 PM ET on Saturday afternoon. The game will air on Bally Sports Detroit and Bally Sports North.

 

The Detroit Tigers are one of the youngest teams in the MLB and were projected to be right around .500 this season and not be a playoff contender for another year or two. However, they have gotten off to a solid start to the 2024 MLB season. They enter this game with a record of 11-9, which puts them three games behind the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the AL Central.

Detroit has cooled off to some degree. They have compiled a record of 3-5 over their last five games, but they ended their two-game losing streak with a 5-4 win in Game 1 of the series against the Minnesota Twins on Friday. The win in Game 1 also extended their winning streak in the series against the Twins to two games and was their seventh win in the last ten games.

The Tigers have won by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game over the last ten games in the series against the Twins. The Detroit Tigers will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Minnesota Twins for Game 2 of the series.

 

The Minnesota Twins were the favorites to win the AL Central this season. However, they enter this game with one of the worst records in the American League, at 6-12, which puts them seven games behind the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the AL Central and gives them the second-worst record in the American League.

The Twins have struggled over their last five games. They are on a five-game losing streak and have lost by an average margin of 3 runs per game during that stretch. Minnesota has lost two straight games in the series against Detroit following Friday’s 4-5 loss in Game 1. However, the Twins have outscored the Tigers by an average of 3.67 to 3.33 runs per game over the last three games.

The Minnesota Twins will look to end their five-game and two-game losing streaks in the series when they host the Detroit Tigers for Game 2 on Saturday afternoon.

WagerWeb lists the Minnesota Twins as -135 moneyline favorites at home against the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon. Detroit has dominated the series, winning seven of the last ten and two straight meetings while winning by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game over the previous ten games in the series.

The Detroit Tigers have won three straight games in the series with Reese Olson as their starting pitcher against the Minnesota Twins, while the Twins have lost two of the last three games in the series with Bailey Ober on the mound.

Detroit has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two straight following Friday’s 5-4 win in Game 1 while winning by an average margin of 1.1 runs per game over the last ten meetings. The Tigers have also won three straight in the series with Reese Olson starting on the mound, which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Detroit Tigers when they travel to face the Minnesota Twins for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.