Minnesota Twins (26-41) vs. Seattle Mariners (34-35)
June 16, 2021 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners +107 / Minnesota Twins -117; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners meet Wednesday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. The Twins need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Mariners look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Minnesota Twins have scored six runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Twins have lost six of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Nelson Cruz leads the Twins with 58 hits and 31 RBI while Jorge Polanco and Josh Donaldson have combined for 101 hits and 56 RBI. Bailey Ober gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 4.85 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Ober’s first career game against the Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Mariners have won five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. J.P. Crawford leads the Mariners with 67 hits and 24 RBI while Mitch Haniger and Ty France have combined for 120 hits and 64 RBI. Justus Sheffield gets the ball, and he is 5-5 with a 4.91 ERA and 45 strikeouts this season. This will be Sheffield’s first career game against the Twins.
The Twins are 1-5 in their last 6 Wednesday games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Mariners are 6-2 in their last 8 home games and 1-6 in their last 7 Wednesday games. The over is 35-15-3 in Twins last 53 overall. The under is 9-2-1 in Mariners last 12 home games. The over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
The Twins continue to get respect from oddsmakers and they’re simply not winning games. You should not be backing the Twins in the favorite role with the way they’re playing now. The Mariners are hot offensively, have played their best at home and have had no issue hitting the Twins hard. I’ll gladly take the Mariners and the plus money.
