![]() In 14 career starts, Varland has allowed 16 home runs, including 12 so far this year. Varland has had a knack for giving up home runs in his short career. Varland has a 4.70 ERA in nine games this season, a slight drop off from his five games last year with the Twins when he had a 3.81 ERA. Louie Varland will be closing out the four-game series between the two teams as the Twins try to even things out. ![]() The Twins, meanwhile, know exactly who will be on the mound. But after getting six solid innings from Wentz, the Tigers will go back to a bullpen-only game on Sunday. Wentz returned to the mound on Saturday and had one of his best outings of the year, allowing just two hits and two runs over six innings, but still picked up the loss. The Tigers had a bullpen-only game on Friday, with right-hander Mason Englert serving as the team's opener. TORK TURN: We might be seeing the beginning of Spencer Torkelson's breakthrough That left the Tigers, already dealing with an inconsistent Joey Wentz, relying heavily on the bullpen. But it went from bad to worse when Eduardo Rodriguez and Alex Faedo were placed on the Injured List. The Tigers were already down top young pitchers before the season even started as Matt Manning, Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize battled injuries. TIGERS NEWSLETTER: Who is to blame for this June swoon? 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.Game notes: It'll be another bullpen-only start for the Tigers as they continue to deal with a litany of injuries on their starting pitching staff. After that, the Tigers jet back home to open a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, while the Twins stay home for a four-game visit from the Boston Red Sox. The lefty has allowed 15 homers in 55⅓ innings at Target Field - that’s the most homers of any visitor in the history of the park, which opened in 2010.Īfter tonight’s opener, the two squads have three more games: a night affair on Friday and a pair of 2:10 p.m. Matthew Boyd, meanwhile, could be in for a long night - or a short one, depending on how you look at it. Beware, Javier Báez, beware: The shortstop is just 1-for-21 with 12 strikeouts against Gray. 348/.348/.478 slash line off him in 23 plate appearances. 950 OPS in 20 plate appearances off him and Jonathan Schoop owning an. Against current Tigers, he’s a little less successful, with Miguel Cabrera posting a. 203 batting average against over 43⅔ innings. The 2011 first-rounder has dominated the Tigers over his career, with a 2.47 ERA, 45 strikeouts and a. Still, the Twins have arguably the best rotation in the Central - a low bar to clear, we know - thanks to 27-year-olds Joe Ryan (2.90 ERA) and Bailey Ober (2.65 after Wednesday's victory) and 33-year-old Sonny Gray (2.25), who’ll start the series tonight. Unfortunately for the Twins, López has been inconsistent, with a 4.40 ERA. 400 with the Miami Marlins this season - for righty Pablo López to lead their rotation. Taylor (1.2).Įither way, that’s probably not entirely what the Twins expected in handing Buxton a $100 million deal before last season, outfielder Joey Gallo (who leads the Twins with 11 homers in just 47 games) a one-year, $11 million deal in December and shortstop Carlos Correa (.217/.302/.415) a $200 million deal in January.Īfter all, the Twins thought they had so much offense they could afford to trade infielder Luis Arraez - who’s chasing. If you’re more of a Fangraphs WAR adherent, Castro is only the Twins’ fourth-best position player, with his 0.7 WAR falling behind Ryan Jeffers (0.8), Byron Buxton (0.9) and Michael A. 241/.284/.367 line he posted last season in Detroit. Nothing against the ex-Tiger, but that’s not that far off the. To start with, their top position player (by WAR, according to Baseball Reference) entering Wednesday had been Willi Castro at 1.2 WAR, courtesy of a. 500? Not since June 1) - have underplayed their expected record (according to their runs scored and allowed) by four games. 500 for the first time since June 4! (three games above. The American League Central leaders - two games above. ![]() Game notes: Finally, in Game 67, the Tigers and Twins meet for the first time this season. Matthew Boyd of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch during the first inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Jin Chicago, Illinois.
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