Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 6-14-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Friday, June 14th at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series. 

Twins Offense is Rolling 

The Minnesota Twins are 37-32 this year and they have won four of their last five games. Minnesota won game one in this series on Thursday by a score of 6-2. Prior to this series, the Twins won two out of three against the Rockies, lost two out of three against the Pirates, and were swept by the Yankees. Minnesota is 4-6 in their last ten games and they are third in the AL Central, 7.5 games behind Cleveland. 

The Minnesota pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Twins offense has scored 314 runs with a .239 batting average and a .310 on base percentage. Carlos Santana is batting .226 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 four runs in five straight games and seven of their last nine. 

Athletics Continue the Losing Streak 

The Oakland Athletics are 26-45 this season and they have lost six games in a row. Oakland dropped game one in this series and they allowed six runs in the loss. Prior to this series, the Athletics were swept by the Padres, lost two out of three against the Blue Jays, and lost two out of three against the Mariners. Oakland is 3-12 in their last 15 games and they are last in the AL West, 14 games behind Seattle. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 252 runs with a .220 batting average and a .290 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .258 with 13 home runs and 40 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. Oakland is 23rd in team ERA this season and they have allowed at least five runs in five of their last six games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Simeon Woods Richardson, who is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 50.2 innings pitched this year. Woods Richardson has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, but has gone 5.0 innings or fewer in three of those five outings. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Mitch Spence, who is 4-3 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 51.1 innings pitched this season. Spence has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts and he has gone at least six innings in each of his last two outings. 

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

The Twins have won each of their last 14 night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 night games against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents.
The Twins have covered the run line in seven of their last eight night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine road games against opponents that held a winning record.
The Twins have led after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against the Athletics at Target Field.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Athletics’ last nine night games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Each of the Twins’ last four games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six night games against American League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last four night games.

Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 

Oakland comes into this game just 11-25 on the road this season and they have only won one of their last eleven series. Minnesota has been a very streaky team this season and they are starting to get hot, as they have won four of their last five games. Oakland is starting Mitch Spence, who has been one of their lone bright spots so far this year. Minnesota is going with Simeon Woods Richardson, who has been very good, but doesn’t go very deep into games. We have been fading Oakland quite a bit this season and even with Spence on the mound, we can’t trust their lineup to be consistent enough. My Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for the Twins to win by at least two runs.