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Game Date:
08/23/2019
8:10pm EST
Lines:
Detroit +1.5
Minnesota -1.5
Total:
Over
9.5 (-115)
Under 9.5 (-105)
Community Picks: Detroit 0% vs Minnesota 0%
Detroit and Minnesota Thread
Team Tweets & News Articles
Houston Astros right-hander Ryan Pressly will have arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday and is expected to miss four to six weeks. An All-Star reliever, Pressly expressed discomfort with his knee after pitching in the Astros' 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. He is 2-3 with three saves and a 2.50 ERA in 51 relief appearances (50 1/3 innings) this season. Continue to Article
August 22, 2019 3:15:pm EST
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander still isn't over his former team's writers. Verlander had a Detroit Free Press writer banned from the Astros clubhouse following Verlander's loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, according to the Detroit Free Press. Following the contest, a 2-1 win by the Tigers, Anthony Fenech from the Detroit Free Press attempted to enter the Astros clubhouse with the rest of the media. Continue to Article
August 22, 2019 10:03:am EST
Hicks led off the ninth with a tiebreaking blast to left-center field off Verlander (15-5), who leads the majors in strikeouts with 239 but ranks second in homers allowed with 33. Hicks has a long history with Verlander. His brother Daniel went to high school with him and was in his wedding to supermodel Kate Upton in 2017. Continue to Article
August 22, 2019 12:03:am EST
Colorado Rockies right-hander Jon Gray will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured left foot. The Rockies placed Gray on the 60-day injured list Wednesday, but the team did not divulge how or when the injury happened. Gray, 27, posted an 11-8 record with a 3.84 ERA in 26 appearances (25 starts) this season. Continue to Article
August 21, 2019 8:53:pm EST
Nelson Cruz homered and doubled three times, Max Kepler hit his 34th home run of the season to go with a double and three RBIs, and Jorge Polanco also homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 14-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Cruz finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs. C.J. Cron had a three-run double, and Eddie Rosario had two hits and two RBIs for Minnesota, which increased its American League Central lead to three games over the Cleveland Indians. Continue to Article
August 21, 2019 12:50:am EST
