The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Target Field. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 46-42 on the year after games against the Mets and Blue Jays. The Houston Astros have scored 27 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Houston Astros have won 13 of their last 14 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jose Altuve leads the Houston Astros with 111 hits and 40 RBI while Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena have combined for 191 hits and 90 RBI.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 49-39 on the year after games against the Mariners and Tigers. The Minnesota Twins have scored 26 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Minnesota Twins have won 6 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Willi Castro leads the Minnesota Twins with 82 hits and 28 RBI, while Carlos Correa and Jose Miranda have combined for 156 hits and 87 RBI.
Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Pitching Pick Matchup
Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 6-5 with a 4.07 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. Brown has allowed 4 hits and 0 runs in his last 12 innings. Brown has a 4.91 ERA and .285 allowed batting average in 36.2 road innings. Brown is 1-1 with a 4.08 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Joe Ryan gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 5-5 with a 3.21 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Ryan has allowed 31 hits and 15 earned runs in his last 36.2 innings. Ryan has a 3.70 ER and .213 allowed batting average in 48.2 home innings. Ryan is 1-3 with a 8.53 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Why the Houston Astros will Beat the Twins
- The Astros have won each of their last nine day games after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have lost each of their last seven day games against the Astros at Target Field following a home loss.
- The Astros have covered the run line in each of their last 14 games after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight day games against the Astros at Target Field following a loss.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Astros have led after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against the Twins.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one Single in each of the Twins’ last nine games.
- Byron Buxton has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine appearances.
- Carlos Correa has recorded at least one RBI in six of the Twins’ last seven home games against AL West opponents.
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one hit in each of the Twins’ last nine games.
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one total base in each of the Twins’ last nine games.
- Carlos Correa has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Byron Buxton has recorded a Double in seven of his last eight appearances against AL opponents.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Jeremy Pena has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Astros’ last six games against AL opponents.
- Alex Bregman has recorded at least one hit in each of the Astros’ last 10 road games against AL Central opponents.
- Alex Bregman has recorded a Single in each of the Astros’ last eight day games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Yordan Alvarez has scored at least one run in each of his last 10 road appearances.
- Alex Bregman has hit a home run in three of the Astros’ last four games against the Twins.
- Jeremy Pena has recorded at least one Double in each of the Astros’ last three day games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Alex Bregman has recorded at least one total base in each of the Astros’ last 10 road games against AL Central opponents.
Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction
The Minnesota Twins should have the pitching edge with Joe Ryan on the mound, but Hunter Brown is coming off back to back great starts and is pitching his best ball of the season. Also, the Astros are on a roll and have played themselves back in the playoff race after looking left for dead a few weeks ago. The value is with the Astros and the slightly cheaper price. Give me the Astros to stay hot and to win game 2 against the Twins.