Zack Short’s Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, who will be sending Jose De Leon to the hill, go head to head at Target Field on Saturday, June 17. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Short
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins will send De Leon to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 30-year-old right-hander will make his first start after coming out of the bullpen 10 times this season.
- He has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 3.86, a 3.75 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.214.
- The Twins have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 this year, third-best in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.176 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
- With just 70 homers allowed, the Twins rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Zack Short Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/15/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2021 | Charlie Barnes | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2021 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/28/2021 | J.A. Happ | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2021 | Kenta Maeda | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2021 | J.A. Happ | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2021 | Kenta Maeda | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2021 | Charlie Barnes | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/11/2021 | José Berríos | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 7/10/2021 | Bailey Ober | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Short Stats and Trends
- Short has reached base with a base hit 16 times this season in 30 games played (53.3%), including multiple knocks in 10.0% of them (three times).
- Out of the 30 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s gone yard in three contests (10.0%), going deep in 3.7% of his plate appearances.
- In six of 30 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Short has driven in at least one run nine times this season in 30 games played (30.0%), including five times plating multiple runs (16.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 15 of 30 games this year (50.0%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, three of those games (10.0%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 11 |
| 9 (47.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (63.6%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (15.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (27.3%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (9.1%) |
| 6 (31.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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