Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers: Tigers to even the series score

Minnesota has won five straight games and will now play the second game of their home-and-home series with Detroit. Will the Twins be able to extend their winning streak? Let's pick a few bets at once.

After a lackluster start to the championship, the Twins have played up by the end of April. Minnesota stole the home opener against the Chicago White Sox, winning to nil, and now has also started the season series with division rival Detroit with a victory. The Twins are now 9-8 in the American League Central Division.

Minnesota's starting pitcher for the second meeting with Detroit is Joe Ryan. In three starts of the new championship, the 25-year-old pitcher is 2-1 and has just a 1.69 ERA.

Since the start of the season, the Tigers have solidified their status as one of the major underdogs in the entire American League. So far, Detroit has only one winning series, against the Kansas City Royals. The team's other losses are to the Chicago White Sox, Boston, New York Yankees and Colorado.

Michael Pineda will pitch for Detroit in the upcoming game. The 33-year-old has only pitched 1 game in the new season, a 3-0 win against the New York Yankees.

The score in the season series is 1-0 in favor of Minnesota.

Last season, the rivals ended the confrontation 11-8 in favor of Minnesota.

Excellent pitchers will be starting for Minnesota and Detroit in the upcoming matchup. Pineda is experienced and reliable, Ryan is talented and ambitious. So it's unlikely that the results here will be high-scoring. In addition, we can also consider betting on Detroit. Minnesota has won 5 games in a row and may well lose concentration.

Prediction: a win for Detroit in a low-scoring game.

• Total Under (7) for 2.00;
• W2 for 2.75;
• W2+TU (7.5) for 3.70.

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