Kerry Carpenter is swinging a hot bat with five extra base hits in his last five games, and while he's started 10 straight after being in and out of the lineup to begin the year, he's also staying in the game more, playing the entire way in six of the last seven after doing so in just four of his first 14 games. He could make a quick impact on Sunday against a pitcher in Louie Varland who has struggled to keep the ball in the park with five homers allowed in 14 innings this year after surrendering 16 in just 68 innings last year.

The Twins lineup is probably the second worst in baseball ... at best its third worst. The injuries have been crippling and the guy they are sending to the mound on Sunday has been getting rocked. Even in a short sample size some of the Tigers bats have done damage to him. Casey Mize was a premier college arm who is finally healthy and in a regular routine and I like what I've seen lately. Plenty solid enough to give them 5-6 innings here.