The Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action from Target Field. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics prediction. This will be the third installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
Early this week, the A’s took on the San Diego Padres. Oakland had a tough time in that set, getting swept with losses 6-1, 4-3 and 5-4. After a 6-2 loss to the Twins in the Thursday opener, on Friday Oakland took a tough 6-5 loss in 10 frames. Mitch Spence went 5.2 innings in the start with four earned on nine hits and a walk.
As starter for Saturday’s game, the A’s are sending out Joey Estes. This year in six starts Estes is 2-2 with a 4.78 ERA and 28 Ks in 32.0 innings. Estes is 2-3 with a 5.36 ERA in eight career starts.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
Over on the Twins’ side, they took on the Colorado Rockies in their last set. Minnesota won Monday 5-0 before a 5-4 loss in game two. In the Wednesday rubber match the Twins took a blowout victory 17-9. On Friday Minnesota had 10 hits in the tense win. Starter Simeon Woods Richardson had an interesting 4.0 innings with four hits, four earned, four walks and four strikeouts.
It’ll be Bailey Ober in the starter role for the Twins on Saturday. So far this year Ober is 5-4 with a 5.13 ERA in 13 starts. Ober has 65 strikeouts over 66.2 innings. In his career Ober is 18-16 with a 3.91 ERA in 70 starts.
A’s vs Twins Injury Notes
Twins RP Brock Stewart (shoulder) threw five pitches off the mound on Wednesday. Stewart is on the 15-day Injured List.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last four road games after going to extra innings have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Twins’ last five games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last three day games against American League opponents.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Carlos Correa has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against the Athletics.
- Jose Miranda has recorded at least one Double in three of the Twins’ last four day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Byron Buxton has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Twins’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Carlos Correa has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances against the Athletics.
- Max Kepler has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
- Max Kepler has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
- Manuel Margot has recorded two or more total bases in eight of his last nine appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
- Bailey Ober has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Brent Rooker has hit a home run in four of the Athletics’ last five day games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Athletics’ last five day games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded a Single in seven of the Athletics’ last eight day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Brent Rooker has scored at least one run in five of the Athletics’ last six day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one total base in each of the Athletics’ last seven Saturday games.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Twins rank 3rd in the league for doubles this season (129).
- The Minnesota Twins rank 3rd in the league for strikeouts this season (622).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 29th in the league for batting average this season (.219).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (705).
Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
I’ll probably try the A’s here. Estes does need a bit of a bounce-back after three earned on eight hits and two walks in 5.0 innings during a loss to the Padres his last time out, though. Prior to that Estes had just one earned in 11.1 innings over two starts. As for Ober, he’s given up 13 earned in 14.2 innings over his last three starts, going 0-2 in that time.
On Friday the A’s ended up blowing a 4-0 first inning lead and could only find five hits. I like Oakland to strike back on Saturday but I’m staying away.