The Mariners and Twins meet Tuesday in game 2 of an MLB series at Target Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Mariners Betting Preview
The Mariners look to get a game above a .500 record and rebound from back to back losses. The Mariners are now 5 games back of a wild card spot. The Mariners pitching staff is 6th in ERA (3.81), 3rd in WHIP (1.19) and 2nd in quality starts (49). The Mariners’ offense is 17th in runs per game (4.47), 28th in batting average (.231) and 15th in homers (115). Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 97 hits and 51 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Ty France have combined for 185 hits and 93 RBI. George Kirby gets the ball, and he is 9-8 with a 3.23 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. This will be Kirby’s second career game against the Twins.
Twins Betting Preview
The Twins look to build on their 4-game winning streak and keep pulling away in the AL Central. The Twins have a 4-game lead in their division. The Twins pitching staff is 2nd in ERA (3.72), 1st in WHIP (1.17) and 1st in quality starts (50). The Twins offense is 20th in runs per game (4.35), 23rd in batting average (.236) and 8th in homers (133). Carlos Correa leads the Twins with 80 hits and 44 RBI, while Donovan Solano and Alex Kirilloff have combined for 124 hits and 54 RBI. Pablo Lopez gets the ball, and he is 5-6 with a 4.22 ERA and 152 strikeouts this season. This will be Lopez’s second career game against the Mariners.
Minnesota Twins Team Facts
- The Twins have won each of their last seven games at Target Field following an extra innings win.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Tuesday games as favourites against AL West opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last six games as home favourites against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last four home games against AL West opponents.
Seattle Mariners Team Facts
- The Twins have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five Tuesday night games as favourites.
- The Mariners have won five of their last six games as underdogs against the Twins following a road loss.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games after going to extra innings.
- The Mariners have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mariners’ last four games.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Joey Gallo has hit a home run in five of his last 12 appearances in night games.
- Christian Vazquez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight home appearances against the Mariners.
- Christian Vazquez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight home appearances against the Mariners.
- Carlos Correa has recorded an RBI in five of his last six appearances after playing the previous day.
- Pablo Lopez has recorded nine or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Pablo Lopez ranks 3rd in the league for total Strikeouts (152) this season.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- Eugenio Suarez has recorded at least one total base in each of the Mariners’ last 12 games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Eugenio Suarez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mariners’ last 12 games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Mariners’ last five road games against AL Central opponents.
- Eugenio Suarez has hit a home run in three of the Mariners’ last four night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Julio Rodriguez ranks T7th in the league in Steals (23) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (983).
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1047).
- The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (262).
- The Seattle Mariners ranks T29th in the league for triples this season (7).
Randy’s Pick
The Mariners as underdogs is appealing when you can argue Kirby has been better than Lopez this season. However, the M’s haven’t been great since the all star break, and they feel like a team that could soon fall apart completely. The Twins are playing some of their best ball of the season, and they’re starting to plant their flag on the AL Central. Lopez is the guy they traded for this offseason for big moments like this. Still a month or so left, but it feels like the Twins are heading in the right direction. I’ll lay the cheap price with the Twins.
