The Detroit Tigers lost to the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Tuesday night, dropping their third straight game and falling behind 2-0 in the four-game series. Framber Valdez is scheduled to start for Detroit on Wednesday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Valdez, the high-priced lefty the Tigers brought in as a free-agent acquisition, will be making his third start at 7:40 p.m. ET against Bailey Ober. Detroit enters with Valdez at 1-0 and a 0.75 ERA, while Ober is listed at 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA.
The loss left Detroit with an offense that has been as robust as a wet noodle, a flat stretch that has matched the team’s slide through the first two games of the series. The Tigers have not only dropped three in a row, they now need Wednesday night to keep the matchup from slipping further out of reach.
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That is what makes Valdez’s start the pivot point. He has paid off so far, and Detroit needs him to do it again before the series turns into a chase instead of a contest.
