Comerica Park hosts an MLB battle between the Detroit Tigers and the visiting Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Samuel Deduno gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Twins on this day; he's 6-4 on the season. The Tigers, meanwhile, will counter with Doug Fister, who will be looking to improve on his 9-9 mark.



View Minnesota vs Detroit Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Tigers as -185 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Tigers, most recently No. 3 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Twins, who rate an American League No. 13 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Detroit's American League No. 6-ranked scoring average of 4.5 runs per game, against a Twins offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Tigers have averaged 9.1 hits per game to date this season, more than the Twins hitters have managed (9 per nine innings).

Comparing defensive stats, Minnesota owns the American League's No. 13-rated road mark, allowing 5.2 runs per game on the highway. Detroit, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in scoring at home.

A few Twins at Tigers trends to consider:
Minnesota is 7-13-1 SU in its last 21 games ,on the road
Minnesota is 7-16-1 SU in its last 24 games ,when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
Minnesota is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing Detroit
Detroit11-4-1 SU in its last 16 games at home
Detroit4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit16-7-1 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,


Next up:
Minnesota at Detroit, Sunday, September 23