Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/2/2021

The Baltimore Orioles host the Minnesota Twins in MLB action from Camden Yards on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Twins will look to rebound from a disappointing 7-4 loss at the hands of the Orioles on Tuesday. Alex Kirilloff led the way by going 2 for 5 with a double and two RBIs while Kyle Garlick and Willians Astudillo each had a solo home run to cap off the scoring for the Twins in the losing effort. Nelson Crus and Trevor Larnach each had a double while Andrelton Simmons had a pair of hits and Josh Donaldson added a base hit as well to cap off the Twins’ offense as a team in the loss. Michael Pineda took the loss, falling to 3-3 on the year after allowing five earned runs on seven hits over three innings of work. Randy Dobnak will start here and is 1-4 with a 6.49 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Dobnak’s first career start against the Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles will look to pick up a rare back-to-back win after their victory over the Twins on Tuesday. Trey Mancini led the O’s with a pair of RBIs, going 2 for 3 at the dish while Freddy Galvis and Pedro Severino each had a solo home run in the win. Ryan Mountcastle went 2 for 4 with an RBI while Maikel Franco and DJ Stewart each had RBIs as well to cap off the scoring for Baltimore in the win. Cedric Mullins went 2 for 4 with a triple while Anthony Santander added a base hit to finish off the offense for the Orioles in the winning effort. Bruce Zimmermann got the win, improving to 3-3 on the year after allowing two earned runs on six hits while striking out seven over 5.1 innings of work. Cole Sulser closed out the 9^th for his 1^st save. Matt Harvey will start here and is 3-6 with a 6.84 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. In his career, Harvey is 1-1 with a 7.59 ERA and 7 strikeouts against Minnesota.

Minnesota is 5-0 with in their last 5 games against the AL East and 6-2 in their last 8 games overall while the over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 road games. Baltimore is 14-37 in their last 51 games overall and 1-7 in their last 8 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 home games. Minnesota is 35-16 in the last 51 meetings between these two teams.

Oh boy. This starting pitching matchup is a dumpster fire if I’ve ever seen one even if Harvey is the opener of a pseudo-bullpen game. Dobnak was just shelled in his last start and Harvey’s been getting lit up like a Christmas tree all season, seems like a prime spot to back the over.