Detroit Tigers (21-12) vs Minnesota Twins (17-17)
Metrodome @ 8:10pm EST
FSN-HD / AM 1270 / FM 97.1
Mike Maroth (2-0, 5.35 ERA) vs Johan Santana (4-2, 3.40 ERA)
Detroit will face Johan Santana for the second time this year. The first time he faced Mike Maroth and the Tigers walked away with a win on a Brandon Inge home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Santana pitched 6 innings giving up 8 hits including two home runs from Magglio Ordonez and Marcus Thames. Magglio has hit Johan well through his career and is now 15-for-35 lifetime.
Mike Maroth has had a few rough outings his last few starts but was able to keep the runs low in his start against Minnesota relying mainly on flyouts and pitching to contact. The Metrodome isn’t Comerica Park though and his career stats reflect that: at the CoPa Maroth has a lifetime 4.36, at the Metrodome Maroth has a lifetime 5.08 ERA.