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In four of the Tigers' last five games, the Detroit starters haven't gone more than 5.2 innings. On Friday, look for the Tigers' Matthew Boyd and the Twins' Michael Pineda to limit runs and put their bullpens in good positions. Grab the Under.
Michael Pineda is expected to come off the IL to make the start for the Twins tonight. He is 4-3 with a 5.43 ERA this season. Before being added to the IL, he had pitched four consecutive quality starts. Matthew Boyd is 5-4 with a 3.01 ERA this season, however he has had some trouble giving up 14 home runs in 15 starts against the Twins in his career. The Twins have the best OPS in the league against lefties while the Tigers are ranked last in the league in OPS against righties. The Twins are 10-1 as road favorites, lay the road favorite.
My simulations see the Twins knocking off the Tigers more than two-thirds of the time in their Friday meeting. My numbers have Minnesota winning 67 percent of the time and by an average margin of 2.2 runs, providing a major value in laying the moderate price. The Twins are on a 10-3 run in this series and have won four of their last five in Detroit.