Ervin Santana (1-5, 4.50 ERA) and the Minnesota Twins (18-40) go up against Tom Koehler (3-6, 4.50 ERA) and the Miami Marlins (30-29) in the last of a three-game interleague series at Target Field. The Twins won the last game 7-5, and Minnesota leads the series 2-0. The game starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jun. 9 and will air on FSN and FSFL.
In his most recent outing, Santana pitched 6.0 innings, giving up five runs, striking out four and walking three in a 7-4 loss to the Rays. Byung Ho Park (.220, 25 Rs, 11 HRs, 20 RBIs, 1 SB) played well again yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, one home run, and one RBI. The Marlins were also unsuccessful the last time Koehler pitched. He tossed 6.0 innings, allowing three runs, striking out six and walking one in a 6-2 loss to the Mets. Marcell Ozuna (.314, 36 Rs, 11 HRs, 31 RBIs) has been doing well offensively for the Marlins, going 2 for 5 yesterday with two RBIs.
Notes
The Twins are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Marlins have a 4-10 record when opponents give up one walk or less.
It looks like the Twins have a slight leg up on the Marlins, as the Twins have won their last two games while the Marlins have lost their last two.
When they outhit their opponents, the Twins are 10-7. The Marlins have a 25-6 record when outhitting opponents.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total runs this season, Minnesota ranks 27th with 222 runs and Miami is 25th with 228.
Ranking 23rd, Minnesota is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.712). Miami ranks in the bottom half at 16th with an OPS of .727.
When the Marlins allow at least one home run, they are 12-15. When the Twins allow one or more homers, they have a 12-32 record.
