T3: Tigers/Twins Tidbits

This and that courtesy of the Game Notes and yours truly:Lovin’ the road. The Tigers enters tonight’s game at Minnesota with wins in 14 of the club’s last 18 games on the road. Detroit leads the majors with 29 wins on the road in  2007. The Tigers lead the American League with a .291 batting average, 285 runs scored, a .353 on-base percentage and .469 slugging percentage on the road.Tale of the tape: Nate versus the Twins. Robertson is making his ninth career start at the Metrodome this evening. In his previous eight starts at the Home of the Hefty Bag, he is 3-4 with a 4.10 ERA and 35 strikeouts. In his last start against the Twins, April 27, 2007 at Detroit, Nate went seven innings but got a no-decision in the Tigers’ 5-3 loss.All-Time Records: Detroit Tigers versus Minnesota Twins

• 2007 Record: 4-5
• 2007 at Home: 2-4
• 2007 at Minnesota: 2-1
• All-Time Record: 1,010-934-17
• All-Time at Home: 538-438-8 (Eight ties?! This must include ye olde Washington Senators, right?)
• All-Time at Comerica Park: 30-38
• All-Time at Minnesota: 472-496-9

And now this…Polanco loves Twinkies. Placido Polanco is hitting .366 with 29 runs scored, five doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in 36 career games against the Twins. He leads all active major leaguers with a .366 batting average against the club. Polanco has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games against the Twins. During that 20-game stretch versus the club, he is hitting .375.Please, no wagering. Looking to play the odds? Here’s the Tigers record so far this year on…Tuesday 8-5; Wednesday 8-4; Thursday 6-5.