Twins vs Tigers Odds and Picks (June 2)
- The Twins are -132 road favorites over the Tigers
- Chris Archer (0-2, 4.19) will pitch for Minnesota against rookie Alex Faedo (1-2, 3.00)
- A look at the Twins vs Tigers odds and matchup can be found below with a prediction
The Minnesota Twins visit the Detroit Tigers at 1:10 pm ET, Thursday, to wrap up a five-game series at Comerica Park.
The American League Central-leading Twins (30-22, 13-11 road) have lost three of the first four games in the series. The Tigers (20-30, 14-15 home) have won four of their last five games overall and six of their last eight, including notching a 5-0 victory on Wednesday night.
Twins vs Tigers Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | -132 | -1.5 (+123) | Over 8 (-117) |
| Detroit Tigers | +114 | +1.5 (-155) | Under 8 (-103) |
Odds as of June 1st at Barstool Sportsbook.
The Twins have an implied win probability of 56.9% as -132 favorites. Minnesota has +4000 World Series odds while Detroit is a +50000 shot.
The weather forecast calls for a 30% of early-afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a high temperature of 71 degrees and northwest wind from 6-8 mph.
Minnesota vs Detroit Probable Pitchers
Chris Archer (0-2, 4.19) is scheduled to start for the Twins against rookie Alex Faedo (1-2, 3.00). Both will be pitching on four days of rest.
Archer vs Faedo
| 0-2 | Record | 1-2 |
| 4.19 | ERA | 3.00 |
| 5.27 | xERA | 5.76 |
| 1.43 | WHIP | 1.30 |
| 1.81 | SO/W | 2.00 |
Archer is still looking for his first win as he makes his 10th start of the season. He lost last Saturday to the Kansas City Royals at home when he gave up five runs (three earned) and seven hits in four innings while striking out one and walking none.
Archer is 2-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 12 career starts against the Tigers. He has made five starts at Comerica Park with a 2-2 record and 4.28 ERA.
The seven starters with at least 30 innings and no wins:
Jordan Montgomery: 3.04 ERA (10 GS)
JT Brubaker: 4.15 ERA (9 GS)
Chris Archer: 4.19 ERA (9 GS)
Zack Greinke: 5.05 ERA (10 GS)
Beau Brieske: 5.25 ERA (7 GS)
Spenser Watkins: 6 ERA (8 GS)
Mitch Keller: 6.61 ERA (7 GS)— Papa G (@papa_gardner11) June 1, 2022
In four road starts this season, Archer has no decisions and a 3.31 ERA. He has an 0-2 record and a 6.43 ERA in four starts in day games.
Many of the Tigers veteran have had success against Archer. Javier Baez is 9 for 17 (.529) with two doubles and a home run while Miguel Cabrera is a .409 hitter (9 of 22) with two homers and a double and Jonathan Schoop is 15 for 42 (.357) with six homers and three doubles.
Conversely, Jeimer Candelario is 0 for 5.
Last Saturday, Faedo was a hard-luck loser against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park. He allowed two runs on five hits in six innings with two strikeouts and two walks.
Alex Faedo has tossed at least 5.0 innings and allowed no more than two runs in each of his five big league outings.
According to @EliasSports, he's the first Major Leaguer to have that long of a streak to start his career since Steven Matz in 2015. pic.twitter.com/Q8qGv2vNW0
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 28, 2022
This will be Faedo’s first career appearance versus the Twins. He is 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA in three starts at home in 2022 and 1-2 with a 3.38 ERA in four daylight starts.
Twins vs Tigers Betting Outlook
Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of two-hit shutout ball to lead the Tigers to victory Wednesday while Jonathan Schoop drove in a pair of runs. Schoop has six RBIs in the first four games of the series.
Schoop knocked in the Tigers’ first run with a first-inning single and their last run with a double in the fifth.
Jonathan Schoop comes through again! This time he singles to drive in Willi Castro for a 1-0 #Tigers lead. #DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/K9QIdxtypR
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) June 1, 2022
The Twins have gone 20 straight innings without scoring a run.
The Twins could get outfielder Gilberto Celestino back for Thursday’s game. He has been on the COVID-19 injured list since last Friday.
The Twins lead the season series 6-4 despite losing three of the first four in Detroit. Minnesota is 60-36 against the Tigers since the start of the 2017 season.
MIN vs DET Last 10 Games
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/22 | Tigers | Twins | DET, 5-0 |
| 5/31/22 (2) | Tigers | Twins | DET, 4-0 |
| 5/31/22 (1) | Tigers | Twins | MIN, 8-2 |
| 5/30/22 | Tigers | Twins | DET, 7-5 |
| 5/25/22 | Twins | Tigers | DET, 4-2 |
| 5/24/22 | Twins | Tigers | MIN, 2-0 |
| 5/23/22 | Twins | Tigers | MIN, 5-4 |
| 4/28/22 | Twins | Tigers | MIN, 7-1 |
| 4/27/22 | Twins | Tigers | MIN, 5-0 |
| 4/26/22 | Twins | Tigers | MIN, 5-4 |
Twins vs Tigers Prediction
Since being selected to the All-Star Game in 2017, Archer has just 10 wins. He has also yet to pitch more than 4.1 innings in any of his starts this season. Thus, the call is to fade the Twins, especially as favorite.
Pick: Tigers ML (+114)
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John Perrotto has been covering and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has appeared in the likes of USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and more. John is based out of Beaver Falls, PA.
