{"id":666917,"date":"2026-04-06T19:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666917\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:07:23","slug":"tigers-twins-look-to-bounce-back-in-series-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/666917\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers, Twins Look to Bounce Back in Series Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA cubist interpretation of the Tigers and Twins facing off on the diamond, capturing the competitive energy of their divisional rivalry.Kansas City Today<\/p>\n

The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins will open a four-game series on Monday night in Minneapolis, with both teams looking to snap out of early-season slumps. The Tigers are 2-4 on the road to start the year, while the Twins have scored just one run in four of their first nine games. Twins right-hander Joe Ryan will make his third start of the season, seeking his first win after matching a career high with 13 victories in 2025. The Tigers will counter with right-hander Casey Mize, who is coming off an impressive season debut where he limited the Arizona Diamondbacks to one run over six innings.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This series represents an early opportunity for the Tigers and Twins to turn things around and gain ground in the AL Central division. Both teams are looking to find their offensive rhythm after struggling at the plate in the early going. The outcome of this series could set the tone for the rest of the season as these two divisional rivals battle to improve their fortunes.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Twins have scored just one run in four of their first nine games, leaving manager Derek Shelton searching for answers to get his team’s bats going. Twins right-hander Joe Ryan will look to bounce back after surrendering five runs on nine hits over four innings in his last start against the Kansas City Royals. Meanwhile, the Tigers’ Casey Mize is coming off an impressive outing where he limited the Diamondbacks to one run over six innings, and he will aim to build on that performance against the Twins.<\/p>\n

The Tigers and Twins will open their four-game series on Monday night in Minneapolis.Last season, the Tigers won the season series against the Twins 8-5 and outscored Minnesota 59-54.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Joe Ryan<\/p>\n

Twins right-hander who is seeking his first win of the season after matching a career high with 13 victories in 2025.<\/p>\n

Casey Mize<\/p>\n

Tigers right-hander who is coming off an impressive season debut where he limited the Arizona Diamondbacks to one run over six innings.<\/p>\n

Derek Shelton<\/p>\n

Twins manager who is aware of his team’s struggles at the plate and is looking for solutions to get the offense going.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re a little in between right now, and I think that’s showing. I think that’s why we’re not getting a lot of hard contact. … We need to make some hard contact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Derek Shelton, Twins Manager<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a personal level, it was a pretty good start. It’s just unfortunate we didn’t win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Casey Mize<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Tigers and Twins will continue their four-game series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This series represents an important early-season test for both the Tigers and Twins as they look to find their footing and gain ground in the competitive AL Central division. The outcome could set the tone for the rest of the season as these two divisional rivals battle to improve their fortunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the Tigers and Twins facing off…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":666918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2388],"tags":[5,822,60,3190,4,148],"class_list":{"0":"post-666917","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-twins","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-minnesota","10":"tag-minnesota-twins","11":"tag-minnesotatwins","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-twins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116359336145092812","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}