Twins (Happ) vs Tigers (Peralta)

The Tigers won a pair in a double-header against the Twins on Saturday. Is a sweep in the offing? The Tigers, who have climbed out of the cellar, and now have a winning home record, send out Wily Peralta today. Peralta is a good news story for the Tigers this season. Signed to a minor league contract last winter, he is 2-1 with a shining 2.08 ERA. While the sample size is small, this season he has shut out all right handed batters he has faced.

Facing Peralta is another veteran, J.A. Happ. At 5-4 and with an ERA approaching 6, it hasn’t been Happ’s finest season, and he has pitched poorly away from home.

The weak hitting Tigers do have a winning record against lefties, and have had success against Happ in the past. The almost-as-weak-hitting Twins are 17 and 25 on the road this year and have fared poorly against Peralta.

My wager.

A sweep opportunity doesn’t come around for the Tigers very often. I’m looking for a little extra motivation here. Peralta has been strong this season, Happ only so-so. I am looking for Detroit’s success story to continue and taking the underdog. Detroit to WIN.