Three-game series at Comerica Park
Friday, 6:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP Matt Shoemaker (1-3, 7.83) vs. LHP Tarik Skubal (0-4, 6.14)
Saturday, 3:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP Jose Berrios (3-2, 3.58) vs. RHP Jose Urena (1-4, 3.53)
Sunday, 12:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP Kenta Maeda (2-2, 5.34) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 2.27)
Twins update
The Twins have scored one run in ninth innings (21 innings, 74 plate appearances, six hits) and are 3-for-23 in extra innings with two runs (0-7 record). … They are 5-8 on the road. … They already have lost four series at home. … 1B Alex Kirilloff (wrist) and IF Luis Arraez (concussion) are out. … The Twins have given up the fewest first-inning runs (six) in the majors.
Tigers update
Detroit (9-23) has the worst record in Major League Baseball. … Akil Baddoo, the outfielder plucked from the Twins via the Rule Five draft, has cooled off since going 4-for-8 with a homer and triple against the Twins April 5-7. He is hitting .192 for the season with 34 strikeouts and only four walks in 97 plate appearances. … The team batting average is .212 — it went up 10 points with a 14-hit outburst in a 12-9 loss to Boston on Thursday. … 38-year-old 1B Miguel Cabrera is hitting .098 as he struggles for the 11 homers needed to join the 500 Club. He still has three years left on his eight-year contract, which pays him $32 million each season. … OF Nomar Mazara (abdominal strain) is out.
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