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Detroit heads to Target Field on Monday night to open a four-game AL Central set, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET in Minneapolis. The Tigers come in at 4-5 after dropping Sunday’s series finale to St. Louis, while the Twins are 3-6 after losing back-to-back games to Tampa Bay. Streaming is available on MLB.TV, and this one sets up as a pretty tense divisional game between two clubs that need cleaner offense more than anything else right now. Casey Mize gets the ball for Detroit against Joe Ryan for Minnesota. Mize has opened with a 1.50 ERA, while Ryan enters at 4.82, though the weather may matter almost as much as the pitching matchup. Forecasts for Minneapolis call

Seattle opens a three-game set in Arlington on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field. The Mariners are 4-6 and fourth in the AL West after dropping four of their last five, while the Rangers are 4-5 and third in the division after getting swept at home by Cincinnati over the weekend. Seattle is 1-2 on the road, Texas is still looking for its first home win at 0-3, and the game is available via MLB.TV. This matchup feels tighter than the records suggest. Both teams are coming in frustrated, both lineups have been inconsistent, and both starters are better than their early ERAs indicate. Logan Gilbert gets the ball for Seattle against

Houston opens this three-game set at Coors Field on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET in Denver. The Astros come in 6-4 and sitting first in the AL West, while the Rockies are 3-6 and fifth in the NL West. Houston is trying to bounce back after a wild 12-10 extra-inning loss to the Athletics on Sunday, while Colorado just snapped its skid with a 4-1 win over Philadelphia. This one is a little tricky because the listed starters do not tell the full story. Cody Bolton is slated to start for Houston after Hunter Brown went on the injured list, and Bolton had been up as more of a multi-inning bullpen arm than a fully

Atlanta heads to Angel Stadium on Monday night for the opener of this interleague series, with first pitch set for 9:38 p.m. ET in Anaheim. The Braves enter at 6-4, tied for second in the NL East, while the Angels are 5-5 and second in the AL West. Broadcast coverage is listed on FanDuel Sports Network West and BravesVision, with MLB.TV carrying the stream. This game is interesting because the market is asking bettors to choose between the better overall team and the hotter home-side pitching form. Atlanta has dropped two straight, but it still owns a +27 run differential and the best team ERA in this matchup by a wide margin. The Angels have won two in a row