Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 6-13-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, June 13th at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series. 

Twins Offense is Rolling 

The Minnesota Twins are 36-32 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Minnesota is coming off of a series win against the Rockies, where they won two out of three games and scored 26 runs in three games. Prior to that series, the Twins lost two out of three against the Pirates, were swept by the Yankees, and won two out of three against the Astros. Minnesota is 3-6 in their last nine games and they are third in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Kansas City. 

The Minnesota pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Twins offense has scored 308 runs with a .237 batting average and a .308 on base percentage. Carlos Santana is batting .230 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI’s for the Twins this season. Minnesota is 10th in the MLB in runs scored this year and they have scored at least five runs in five of their last eight games. 

Athletics Looking to Snap Losing Streak

The Oakland Athletics are 26-44 this year and they have lost five games in a row. Oakland is coming off of a series loss against the Padres, where they lost all three games by scores of 6-1, 4-3, and 5-4. Prior to that series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Blue Jays, lost two out of three against the Mariners, and lost two out of three against the Braves. Oakland is 3-11 in their last 14 games and they are last in the AL West, 1.5 games behind the Angels. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .251 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 250 runs with a .221 batting average and a .292 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .263 with 13 home runs and 40 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. Oakland is 28th in runs scored this year and they have scored three runs or fewer in eight of their last ten games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Joe Ryan, who is 4-5 with a 3.30 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP over 79.0 innings pitched this season. Ryan has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts, but did allow five earned runs and eight hits against the Astros two starts ago. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Luis Medina, who is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP over 10.1 innings pitched this year. Medina threw 5.2 scoreless inning against the Braves in his first start, but allowed six earned runs and five hits against the Blue Jays last time out. 

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

The Twins have won each of their last 13 night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have lost each of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against AL Central opponents.
The Twins have covered the run line in six of their last seven night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have lost the first inning in each of their last four road games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last three night games against the Athletics at Target Field.
The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight road games against opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Athletics’ last eight night games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Six of the Twins’ last seven games as favorites against the Athletics have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five night games against American League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last three night games.

Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 

Oakland comes into this series just 11-24 on the road this season and they have been one of the worst teams in the MLB over the last seven weeks. The Athletics have not been able to generate consistent offense, while their pitching staff has crumbled. Minnesota is 18-14 at home, but they have been way too streaky. The Twins are going with Joe Ryan, who has been mostly very good so far this year. I think Ryan is primed for another great start against this Oakland lineup and my Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for the Twins to win by at least two runs.