The Detroit Tigers’ first pair of games against the Minnesota Twins this weekend have not gone exactly as planned as the boys in the Olde English D dropped the first half of a four games series with a 5-3 loss on Thursday followed by a 4-2 defeat on Friday. Saturday is a new day and with just two games left before the All-Star break, the good guys need to build some positive momentum heading into the midsummer classic.
Still struggling with the injury bug, the Tigers turn to a late-bloomer who has filled in admirably wherever manager A.