The Minnesota Twins and the Colorado Rockies meet Saturday in MLB action from Coors Field. This matchup will be the second installment in the final regular-season series of the year. On Friday in the opener, the Twins eked out a victory. Check back all season long for free MLB at Sports Chat Place.

Minnesota Twins 

The Twins managed to get two of three from the A’s this week, winning 11-3 and 6-4 in the first pair before a 2-1 loss on Thursday. In Friday’s game one matchup versus the Rockies, Minnesota blew a 4-2 lead early but came back for the win 7-6. Ryan Jeffers (three hits), Michael Taylor (two RBI) and Trevor Larnach all had home runs. 

In the starting pitcher slot for the Saturday game the Twins will send out Emilio Pagan. This year Pagan is 5-2 with a 3.03 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 65 appearances (zero starts). Pagan has a clean ERA with 11 Ks in 8.0 innings over his last seven games. 

Minnesota Twins Team Facts

The Twins have lost each of their last six road games against NL West opponents following a win.
The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last eight Saturday night road games against National League opponents.
The Twins have won the first inning in each of their last three games at Coors Field.
The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last five night games.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last three night games.

Colorado Rockies 

Over on the Rockies’ side, they took on the Dodgers in their last series. Colorado managed wins 4-1 Tuesday and 14-5 Thursday for a split in the four-game set. On Friday the Rockies got three RBI, a homer and two hits from Alan Trejo. Brendan Rodgers and Elehuris Montero each had solo shots as well. 

As the starter for Saturday’s game two, Colorado didn’t initially announce a name. 

Colorado Rockies Team Facts

The Rockies have lost eight of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
The Rockies have covered the run line in eight of their last nine home games after playing the previous day.
The Rockies have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games against AL Central opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three games between the Twins and Rockies.

Matchup/League Facts

The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.65).
The Colorado Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (1104).
The Minnesota Twins rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1629).
The Minnesota Twins rank 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (1532).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably just stay with the Twins here. Minnesota has gotten some pretty solid offensive performances lately; they’ve hit six or more runs in four of their last five games. It wouldn’t be surprising to see another big total in game two either. On Friday the Twins needed a late rally at the plate to power out the win, but with another solid bullpen performance Minnesota shouldn’t have to worry about much. Pagan may not be able to go more than a couple innings but he should be fine while he’s out there.