The Minnesota Twins are playing host to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Target Field. This interleague matchup will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET and fans hoping to watch it can tune in to Fox Sports North.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Minnesota Twins Odds
Minnesota (-120) is hosting this one as the favorite over Pittsburgh (+110) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 8.5 runs (+105 for the over and -125 for the under). Gamblers can also bet on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at -190 for the Pirates +1.5 runs and +165 for the Twins -1.5.
The Twins are 63-54 against the spread (ATS)despite being only 55-63 straight up (SU). They’ve lost 10.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline while earning 6.0 units (ATS). The Pirates, on the other hand, are 61-59 SU and have gone 57-62 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 2.6 units for moneyline bettors, but have lost 8.3 units ATS.
Minnesota games have an over/under record of 55-59-3 in 2018. Pirates games have gone over 57 times, gone under 54 times and pushed on eight occasions.
Right-hander Chris Archer is the projected starter for Pittsburgh. Archer is 4-5 with a 4.36 ERA and 111 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 2.45 ERA against Minnesota this year (two starts).
The Twins are putting the ball in the hands of righty Jose Berrios (11-8, 3.66 ERA), who has 153 strikeouts and 42 walks, as well as a WHIP of 1.09. Berrios has yet to face the Pirates this year and did not record a start against them in 2017.
Minnesota’s pitchers have given up 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starters have a 4.32 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.63 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 9.4 K/9.
The Minnesota offense is putting up 4.4 runs per contest, including 3.7 per game over its last 10 games and 3.6 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .241/.276/.367 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
Eddie Rosario has helped lead the Twins’ offense this year with 20 home runs, 67 RBIs and 75 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Pittsburgh’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.20 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 7.16 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.22, along with a K/9 of 9.58.
The Pirates offense has slashed .255/.322/.415 on its way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Corey Dickerson has led Pittsburgh’s hitters and is slashing .302/.333/.483 with 11 home runs, 46 RBIs and 52 runs scored.
The Twins just took the previous game in this series by a final score of five runs to two.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Twins, ATS Winner – Pirates, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The over has hit in three of Pittsburgh’s last seven games.
The Pirates have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
Minnesota has posted 20.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 19.6 over its last five.
The Pirates have lost three of their last four games SU.
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