TIGERS NEWSLETTER: Why opening acts are all the rage around MLB Live updatesĬan't see the chatter? Refresh the page or check it out on Twitter.Ĭontact Ryan Ford at Follow him on Twitter Read more on the Detroit Tigers and sign up for our Tigers newsletter. The Twins, meanwhile, get a division leader of their own, travelling to Atlanta to face the NL East kingpins for three games, also beginning Monday. Lorenzen has allowed one run with seven strikeouts and one walk in six innings spread over three relief appearances.Īfter today’s matinee, the Tigers ship out to Texas, where they’ll face the AL West-leading Rangers for four games beginning Monday night. 167/.333/.250 against him, but in just 15 plate appearances. Meanwhile, Lorenzen doesn’t have much of a track record against the Twins they’ve slashed. (Between those two place appearances, he popped out foul to the catcher on Aug. Short homered off an 0-1 pitch at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 10, 2021, then singled off Ober in the fifth inning at Comerica Park on Aug. The infielder is 2-for-3 in his career, with a homer and a single. One Tigers hitter who could be excited to face Ober: Zack Short. (The other two losses on his record came when he allowed four runs in five innings against the Giants on May 22 and four runs in 5⅓ innings against the Rays on June 8 - far from cardinal sins.) Minnesota is averaging just 2.63 runs per game when he pitches, with just 16 runs scored for him while he’s in the game - in 11 starts he has allowed three or less runs in nine of those starts, but is just 4-2 in them. That could mean he’s been a bit lucky, but with just 14 walks allowed over 62⅔ innings, he has made the most of said luck.īut, no, the Tigers’ advantage is that whenever Ober takes the mound, the Twins’ bats seem to go to sleep. 218 opponent batting average on balls in play (BABIP). Oh, not that the Twins’ starter is bad - far from it, as he’s mostly been dominant since his call-up from Triple-A in late April, with a 1.021 WHIP bolstered by a supremely low. He averages 4.8 innings per appearance.Game notes: The Tigers (and starter Michael Lorenzen) could have a secret weapon in today’s series finale - Bailey Ober. Olson has started three games this season, and he's lasted five or more innings three times.He has earned a quality start one time in three starts this season.The right-hander's last appearance was on Monday, when he threw six innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits. Full Minnesota Twins schedule for the 2023 season including dates, opponents, game time and game result information.The Tigers will send Reese Olson (0-2) to the mound for his fourth start this season.In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.Lopez will try to build upon a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he's averaging six innings per appearance).Lopez is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the year.His most recent appearance came on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, when the right-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.He is 3-4 with a 4.40 ERA and 110 strikeouts through 90 2/3 innings pitched. Pablo Lopez gets the start for the Twins, his 16th of the season.The Tigers have a combined 1.240 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.Detroit has pitched to a 4.43 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.Detroit strikes out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.The Tigers rank 16th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 26th with an OBP of.Detroit has scored 278 runs (just 3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.229 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams. The Tigers have a team batting average of just. Kyle Farmer hit a game-winning single that scored automatic runner Willi Castro from third base and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.Detroit ranks 29th in the majors with a.The Tigers' 67 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.Minnesota has a 3.65 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.Minnesota's pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.The Twins strike out 10.2 times per game, the worst average in the majors.Minnesota is the 19th-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.3 runs per game (332 total).The Twins average 1.3 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 100 total home runs.
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