Twins Open Series At Home With Tigers

(Minnesota News Network- Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins start a seven-game homestand tonight when the first-place Detroit Tigers come to town for a four-game series. Minnesota beat the Yankees last night in New York 4-1, getting a stellar pitching performance from Joe Ryan, who won his 12th game of the season. The Twins are 57-63 on the season. The Tigers are 70-52 on the season after beating the Chicago White Sox yesterday 1-0. Minnesota will start right-hander Bailey Ober tonight. He is 4-7 this year with a 5.16 earned run average. He will face the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, who is 11-3 on the season with a 2.35 E-R-A. First pitch tonight is 6:40 P-M.

Here are the scheduled pitching pairings for the upcoming four-game series between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers at Target Field (Twins pitcher listed first, subject to change):

Thursday: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.16 E-R-A) vs. Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.35 E-R-A)

Friday: Jose Urena (0-0, 4.97 E-R-A) vs. Charlie Morton (7-10, 5.48 E-R-A)

Saturday: Zebby Matthews (3-4, 5.11 E-R-A) vs. Casey Mize (11-4, 3.50 E-R-A)

Sunday: Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 4.24 E-R-A) vs. Chris Paddack (4-10, 4.76 E-R-A)

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