The Minnesota Twins and the San Francisco Giants meet Saturday in MLB action from Oracle Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Minnesota Twins will send out Simeon Woods-Richardson and Woods-Richardson is 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. This will be Woods-Richardson’s first career start against the Giants. The San Francisco Giants will start Hayden Birdsong here and Birdsong is 1-0 with a 4.40 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Birdsong’s first career start against the Twins.
Minnesota Twins Recap
The Minnesota Twins come into this one looking to bounce back from a 7-1 loss at the hands of the Giants in Friday’s series opener. The loss put the Twins at risk of having their series win streak snapped after taking down the White Sox, Astros and Tigers in the month of July so far.
Twins Trying To Stay Hot
Willi Castro leads the Twins at the dish with 88 hits including 22 doubles and 5 triples as well as 30 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Ryan Jeffers has a team-high 14 home runs, 47 RBIs and 17 doubles with a .243 batting average and .326 OBP. Carlos Santana has 12 home runs with 40 RBIs while Carlos Correa has 13 home runs, 47 RBIs and 16 doubles. Jose Miranda has 21 doubles and Castro has a team-high 88 strikeouts so far this season.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last seven day games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Twins have won each of their last seven day games after playing the previous day.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games after playing the previous day.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to keep the ball rolling to snap their run of back-to-back series losses after falling to the Blue Jays and Guardians over the last week.
Giants Trying To Claw Back In NL Playoff Chase
Thairo Estrada has 69 hits along with a team-high 9 home runs and 40 RBIs while also chipping in 14 doubles. Michael Conforto has 58 hits with 10 home runs, 16 doubles and 39 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 84 hits of his own alongside 24 doubles with 13 homers, 3 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 93 strikeouts this season.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Giants’ last five games at Oracle Park.
- The Twins have lost four of their last six games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Giants’ last eight games.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games.
San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins Prediction
I’m on the Twins here. Minnesota just had a clunker of a game on Friday, and in a 162-game season, those are going to happen. The reality is, the Twins have been playing some of the best baseball in the league over the last month, and they’ve been tearing the cover off of the ball against righties over that span. The Giants have a solid lineup and Birdsong will be a nice piece for the future, but for right now, I think the Twins are in the better spot, so I’ll side with Minnesota here.