The Tigers will have the unenviable task of trying to win both ends of a day-night doubleheader, after Friday's game was postponed by rain. It will mean that Drew Smyly will start the second game, taking the spot in the rotation that would have been Rick Porcello's on Friday.

There's an upside, though. With a sweep of the Twins in the twinbill, the Tigers have the ability to, at worst, put themselves in a first-place tie in the American League Central. Saturday's win, coupled with a later loss by the White Sox, left Detroit just 0.5 games out of first place, the closest they'd been for all but three days (Aug. 7 and 8, Sept. 2) in the last 58.

Andy Dirks was in the lineup for the 11th straight game — he's hit .351 with three extra-base hits in that span — as the obligatory lefty corner outfielder, along with right-handed rookie Avisail Garcia, as the Tigers faced lefty Scott Diamond.

With right-hander P.J. Walters scheduled to pitch the second game for the Twins, expect to see Dirks and Quintin Berry in the lineup, along with catcher Alex Avila.

GAME 1:
MINNESOTA TWINS (62-89)
Denard Span, CF
Ben Revere, RF
Joe Mauer, CH
Josh Willingham, LF
Justin Morneau, 1B
Ryan Doumit, C
Trevor Plouffe, 3B
Eduardo Escobar, 2B
Pedro Florimon, SS

Starting pitcher: Scott Diamond, LHP (11-8, 3.69 ERA)

DETROIT TIGERS (80-70):
Austin Jackson, CF
Omar Infante, 2B
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, DH
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Andy Dirks, LF
Avisail Garcia, RF
Gerald Laird, C

Starting pitcher: Max Scherzer, RHP (16-6, 3.78 ERA)

GAME 2: 
MINNESOTA TWINS (63-89):
Ben Revere, CF
Jamey Carroll, 2B
Joe Mauer, C
Josh Willingham, LF
Justin Morneau, 1B
Ryan Doumit, DH
Trevor Plouffe, 3B
Matt Carson, RF
Pedro Florimon, SS

Starting pitcher: P.J. Walters, RHP (2-4, 6.39 ERA)

DETROIT TIGERS (80-71):
Austin Jackson, CF
Quintin Berry, LF
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, DH
Brennan Boesch, RF
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Alex Avila, C
Ramon Santiago, 2B

Starting pitcher: Drew Smyly, LHP (4-3, 4.45 ERA)