The Minnesota Twins and Athletics meet Wednesday 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 64-69 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 4.67 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Josh Bell leads the Minnesota Twins with 118 hits and 80 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee have combined for 231 hits and 109 RBI.
Connor Prielipp gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 3-7 with a 5.57 ERA and 101 strikeouts this season. This will be Prielipp’s second career game against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 52-81 on the year and play the Orioles and Rangers next. The Athletics are batting .245 on the season, have a .319 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 195 hits and 101 RBI.
J.T. Ginn gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 8-8 with a 3.60 ERA and 118 strikeouts this season. This will be Ginn’s second career game against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Twins have lost eight of their last 10 games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The home team has won seven of the Twins’ last eight games.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last 10 games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in three of their last four games.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last nine night games following a win.
- The Twins have won 11 of their last 12 night games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 15 night games at Sutter Health Park following a win.
- The Twins have covered the run line in 16 of their last 17 road games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four home games against AL Central opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four home games against AL Central opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five home games against AL Central opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the Twins’ last 12 games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Athletics’ last five 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 nine of the Athletics’ last 10 games against AL Central opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in seven of Connor Prielipp’s eight previous road appearances as a starter.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Lawrence Butler has hit a home run in four of the Athletics’ last seven home games.
- J.T. Ginn has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last eight games against AL Central opponents.
- J.T. Ginn has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Byron Buxton has hit at least one home run in 11 of his last 19 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Connor Prielipp has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Royce Lewis has recorded at least one hit in each of the Twins’ last 16 games against AL 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 (5.47).
- 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
I’m not thrilled to get behind Prielipp and his 5.57 ERA and 1.40 WHIP, but the Twins are in the thick of the wild card race and need to take advantage of games like this. There are no excuses. The Athletics have had issues stringing wins together, and Ginn has been hittable this month, allowing 24 hits and 11 earned runs in his last 23 innings. The A’s have lost 5 of the last 6 games Ginn has pitched. The Twins’ playoff hopes are fried if they can’t win games against the bottom of the field. I’ll lay the reasonable price.