The Minnesota Twins play the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, September 9 at 1:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. Zebby Matthews starts for Minnesota against Keider Montero for Detroit, a day after the Twins took a 3-2 decision.
| First pitch | Wednesday, September 9, 1:10 p.m. ET |
| TV | Regional coverage in both markets, MLB.TV out of market |
| Twins starter | Zebby Matthews, RHP (9-9) |
| Tigers starter | Keider Montero, RHP (9-8) |
| Records | Twins 69-76, Tigers 66-79 |
| Series | Twins lead after Tuesday’s 3-2 win |
What Time Is Twins vs. Tigers and What Channel?
1:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park, an early getaway day start. Both clubs carry the game on their regional networks and MLB.TV has it everywhere outside those two markets.
Two Teams Playing Out the String
Zebby Matthews at 9-9 against Keider Montero at 9-8 is a matchup of two arms both clubs would like to keep for next year. Tuesday was decided by a run, with Dean Kremer getting the win and Yoendrys Gomez picking up his 22nd save.
Detroit has the stranger season of the two. The Tigers are 66-79 but have outscored their opponents on the year, which usually points to a team that lost a pile of close games rather than one that was actually bad.
What It Means for the Race
Neither team is going anywhere. Minnesota is 69-76 and six and a half back of the White Sox in the AL Central, Detroit is 66-79 and nine and a half back, and both are far enough out of the wild card picture that September is about next season.
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The Bottom Line
1:10 p.m. ET Wednesday in Detroit. Matthews against Montero, with the Twins trying to back up Tuesday’s one run win.