Game 12 Preview: Tigers turn to Valdez vs Twins on Wednesday night

The shedding continues for the Detroit Tigers, who dropped their third straight on Tuesday night to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2. To make issues worse, it was the second-straight Tarik Skubal begin wasted in defeat.

The ace southpaw struggled in his third recreation of the 2026 marketing campaign, lasting simply 4 1/3 innings whereas giving up 4 earned runs on eight hits — plus he issued his first two walks of the season. It would not assist that Detroit’s offense has been as sturdy as a moist noodle, and so now Minnesota is up two video games to none on this week’s four-game sequence.

The Tigers can nonetheless power a cut up, however they want to get issues going on Wednesday night behind their high-priced lefty, Framber Valdez. The free-agent acquisition has paid off to date, and hopefully, its success continues into its third begin.

Opposite him is right-hander Bailey Ober, who is not any stranger to the Motor City Kitties. Detroit gained each video games in opposition to him final 12 months, tallying 10 earned runs on 14 hits (5 residence runs) however only one stroll with 9 strikeouts in 11 innings over these two matchups.

Can the Tigers warmth up and snap schneid? Tune in on Wednesday night to discover out.

Detroit Tigers (4-7) vs. Minnesota Twins (5-6)

Time (ET): 7:40 p.m. ET
Location: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
SB Nation Site: Twinkie Town
Average: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 12: LHP Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.75 ERA) vs. RHP Bailey Ober (0-0, 6.75 ERA)