Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/02/2022

Game Time: 1:10 pm ET, Thursday, June 2, 2022

Venue:  Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -145, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -145, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -145, Tigers +125; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  30-21 (1st place, AL Central)

Detroit Tigers:  19-30 (4th place, AL Central)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

Detroit Tigers:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 30-21 record overall and they are 13-10 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just split their 4-game series against the Kansas City Royals 2-2 and they are playing the series finale of a 5-game series with the Tigers on Thursday. This will be the 5th game of the series on Thursday with the 4th game still to be played on Wednesday. Bailey Ober is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Chris Archer will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 1 K on 7 hits in 4 IP against the Kansas City Royals. 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 19-30 record overall and they are 13-15 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 series finale of a 5-game series with the Twins on Thursday. This will be the 5th game of the series on Thursday with the 4th game still to be played on Wednesday. Tarik Skubal is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while rookie pitcher Alex Faedo will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 2 strikeouts on 5 hits in 6 innings played against the Cleveland Guardians. 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.

 

The Twins are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. The Twins have not been playing very well recently but they are not playing awfully either and they will be hungry to feed off of the bad teams like this in their division. They are going up against a Tigers team that has been playing well recently and at home this season but they have their rookie pitcher on the mound here. Faedo has not been awful this season but he has not been great either and there is always a chance he could get blown up in one of these games against a team with a good lineup like the Twins. The Twins have been getting some players back into their lineup as well and they should hit the ball much better here. The best bet here is on the Twins to win this game.

 

Twins Tigers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 2, 2022 (1:10 pm ET start time) is Tigers 5 Twins 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 139-135 (-18.2 Units) ML in all games. 90-76 (-21.9 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 10-5 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

Detroit Tigers: 119-150 (+18.3 Units) ML in all games. 93-132 (+14.7 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 31-15 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  G. Celestino (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. C. Correa (SS) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Detroit Tigers:  R. Grossman (LF) Out indefinitely - Neck. V. Reyes (LF) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. A. Meadows (CF) Early June - Ear.

 

 

 

"We had a plan -- we wanted to get on top of some fastballs, especially early in the game. We weren't able to do that, and we couldn't force them out over the plate." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s double-header against the Tigers on Tuesday.

 

 

"I had so much fun today. It was awesome." - Kody Clemens on making his MLB debut after their double-header against the Twins on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Byron Buxton (R) DH

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Kyle Garlick (R) LF

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Trevor Larnach (L) RF

Jose Miranda (R) 3B

Nick Gordon (L) CF

Ryan Jeffers (R) C

Jermaine Palacios (R) SS

 

Willi Castro (S) CF

Jonathan Schoop (R) DH

Harold Castro (L) LF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Kody Clemens (L) 2B

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Daz Cameron (R) RF

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.351)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (52)

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 (.303)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (43)

Home Runs:  Jeimer Candelario (5)

RBI:  Miguel Cabrera (18)

Stolen Bases:  Derek Hill (3)

Wins:  Jacob Barnes (3)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (9)

ERA:  Angel De Jesus (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

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