Minnesota at Detroit

This is the third straight home game for the Tigers on a nine-game homestand. Detroit is #11 in baseball in runs scored, eighth in homers, plus top 10 in slugging. They go for the sweep here with the offense heating up, as Victor Martinez has homered in three straight games and is 7-for-12 in that span. Tigers' righty Justin Verlander is 15-8 with a 3.12 ERA in 30 career starts against the Twins. He faces a Minnesota offense that is #28 in runs, #24 in on-base percentage and #25 in slugging. Minnesota is 4-18 on the road and on an 18-39 run overall. Twins' starter Ricky Nolasco (4.87 ERA) has allowed at least four runs in each of his last four starts and was ripped for six home runs in that stretch. The Twins are 6-18 in Nolasco's last 24 starts following a team loss in their previous game. Nolasco went five+ innings against Detroit on May 1 and was reached for five runs on eight hits. The Twins are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings against Detroit and this is the end of a six-game road trip, so grab home field and play on Detroit.