Detroit @ Minnesota preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 16, 2018 ) Detroit 8, Minnesota 15

Logan Forsythe has been superb since joining Minnesota and he looks to keep his torrid hitting going when the Twins host the Detroit Tigers on Friday for the second contest of their four-game series. Forsythe recorded a career-best five hits in Thursday's 15-8 win over Detroit and is 22-for-49 in 14 contests with Minnesota.

Forsythe was acquired in the deal that sent fellow second baseman Brian Dozier to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 31 and has registered seven multi-hit performances in 13 starts with his new team. "I had an approach working tonight, I found some holes, and sometimes you get lucky," Forsythe said in a postgame television interview. "I'm super excited. I love this game, I love coming out here and competing and trying to win a ballgame. It's just nice to get out there and do it every day." While Forsythe helped the Twins win their third straight game, Detroit has allowed 27 runs while losing three in a row. Nicholas Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a homer on Thursday and is 9-for-17 with two blasts, three doubles and nine RBIs over his last four games.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FS Detroit, FS North (Minnesota)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Tigers LH Matthew Boyd (7-10, 4.20 ERA) vs. Twins RH Kyle Gibson (6-9, 3.49)

Boyd defeated the Twins on Sunday, when he gave up one run and two hits over six innings in Detroit. The 27-year-old is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three turns against Minnesota this season and 6-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 14 career outings. Boyd has won three of his last four overall starts following a five-game losing streak.

Gibson beat the Tigers on Saturday as he allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings. The 30-year-old is 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA in two turns against Detroit this year and stands 7-8 with a shaky 5.22 ERA in 18 career outings. Gibson is just 2-5 with a 4.04 ERA in 11 home starts this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Twins SS Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in the opener and is 6-for-16 with seven RBIs during a modest four-game hitting streak.

2. Detroit SS Jose Iglesias (thumb) sat out the opener and could miss the entire series.

3. Minnesota LHP Adalberto Mejia was diagnosed with nerve irritation in his throwing wrist on Thursday and doctors haven't yet decided whether or not he will return this season.

PREDICTION: Twins 9, Tigers 6