The Minnesota Twins and Athletics meet Tuesday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs Twins Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 64-68 on the year and play the Tigers and White Sox next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .245 on the season, with a .319 OBP and a .405 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.66 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Josh Bell leads the Minnesota Twins with 117 hits and 77 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee have combined for 227 hits and 107 RBI.
Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 9-5 with a 3.90 ERA and 158 strikeouts this season. Bradley is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 51-81 on the year and play the Orioles and Rangers next. The Athletics are batting .244 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and have a .400 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.47 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Jeff McNeil and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 192 hits and 99 RBI.
Gage Jump gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 5-8 with a 4.83 ERA and 88 strikeouts this season. This will be Jump’s first career game against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Twins have lost six of their last seven games as road favorites following a road win.
- The Athletics have won three of their last four games as underdogs against the Twins following a loss.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in three of their last four games against the Twins following a loss.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last eight road games against AL opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against AL West opponents.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have won six of their last seven road games against the Athletics.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games against AL opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have won the first inning in four of their last five night games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four home games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in four of their last five night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last 11 games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Athletics’ last four home games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last nine games against AL Central opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in 12 of the Twins’ last 13 road games against AL West opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has hit a home run in four of the Athletics’ last six home games.
- Gage Jump has recorded five or more strikeouts in eight of his nine previous appearances in night games.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in 21 of his last 22 home appearances after playing the previous day.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Taj Bradley has recorded seven or more strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Royce Lewis has recorded at least one hit in each of the Twins’ last 15 games against AL opponents.
- Trevor Larnach has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against AL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (201).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.50).
- The Twins are one of only four teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
- The Twins rank 27th in the league for ERA this season (4.67).
Athletics vs Twins Prediction
The Athletics still look like a team ready for the season to end, and I doubt they turn things around with Jump, who has allowed 21 hits and 16 runs in his last 19 innings. At home through 43.1 innings, Jump has a 6.02 ERA and a .286 allowed batting average. No thanks. Bradley has been more trustworthy with a 3.90 ERA and 1.28 WHIP, and the Twins are in the thick of the playoff race. The Twins have to take advantage of this spot if they want to play past September. Give me the Twins at a reasonable price.