When: Game 1, seven innings, 2:10 p.m. Friday; Game 2, seven innings, 7:10 p.m.
Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates).
Game 1 forecast: Cloudy, 71 degrees, 70% chance of rain.
Game 1 starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Jose Urena (2-8, 6.43 ERA) vs. TBA. Game 2: TBA.
Game notes: The Tigers open the second half of the season Friday, looking to end a four-game losing streak at the hands of the Twins. The four games in Detroit follow a four-game sweep by Minnesota before the All-Star break. Jose Urena needs a good start. He hasn’t gone five innings or more or given up fewer than four runs in a month. In his last five starts, Urena’s ERA has gone from 4.25 to well over 6.
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Game 1 Tigers lineup:
RF Robbie Grossman
1B Jonathan Schoop
LF Eric Haase
DH Miguel Cabrera
3B Jeimer Candelario
2B Isaac Paredes
SS Niko Goodrum
C Jake Rogers
CF Derek Hill
P Jose Urena
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