Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Game 2 Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/31/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  BSDET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -140, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -140, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -145, Tigers +120; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  29-19 (1st place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  17-29 (4th place, AL Central)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  7-3 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 29-19 record overall and they are 12-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just split their 4-game series against the Kansas City Royals 2-2 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 5-game series with the Tigers on Tuesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday and the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday as this is the 2nd game of a double-header. Devin Smeltzer is the starting pitcher for them in game 1 on Tuesday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Monday. They scored 22 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 20 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 17-29 record overall and they are 11-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 5-game series with the Twins on Tuesday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday and the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday as this is the 2nd game of a double-header. Rony García is the starting pitcher for them in game 1 on Tuesday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Tuesday. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

This is the 2nd game of a double-header on Tuesday and the Twins are coming into this game playing much better than the Tigers. No pitchers have been announced for this game yet but the Twins have been hitting the ball much better recently despite only splitting their last series with the Royals. The Tigers won their last series but they have one of the worst records in the MLB right now and they also won their games in very low scoring ones. The Twins have a much better lineup and they will be hungry to get a series win here against a bad division team. The best bet here is on the Twins on the runline.

 

Twins Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Twins 8 Tigers 2.

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Minnesota Twins: 138-133 (-16.4 Units) ML in all games. 60-71 (-13.2 Units) ML in road games. 10-5 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

Detroit Tigers: 117-149 (+16.7 Units) ML in all games. 64-69 (+10.5 Units) ML in home games. 30-13 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  M. Kepler (CF) Out Mon - Leg. G. Sanchez (C) Ques Mon - Illness. M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Detroit Tigers:  M. Cabrera (1B) Out Mon - Back. V. Reyes (LF) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. A. Meadows (CF) Early June - Ear.

 

 

 

"It wasn't something that he was pitching through, for the most part. At that point, he has to come out. There's no way around that.” - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s win against the Royals on Sunday.

 

 

"We definitely feel like we're taking it on the chin. but we won a series against a division team." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s win against the Guardians on Sunday.

 

 

 

Luis Arraez (L) 2B

Kyle Garlick (R) LF

Jorge Polanco (S) SS

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Trevor Larnach (L) RF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Jose Miranda (R) 1B

Nick Gordon (L) CF

Ryan Jeffers (R) DH

 

Harold Castro (L) DH

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Javier Baez (R) SS

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Willi Castro (S) LF

Daz Cameron (R) RF

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

Derek Hill (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.360)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (49)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (11)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (26)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (2)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (5)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (7)

ERA:  Jovani Moran (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Harold Castro (.317)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (42)

Home Runs:  Jeimer Candelario (5)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (18)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Jacob Barnes (3)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (8)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)