Twins vs. Orioles Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins go on the road and compete with one of the AL’s best teams, the Baltimore Orioles, tonight at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Orioles are favored at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -135 to win, while the Twins are listed with a money line of +125 to win. The over/under total for the game is listed at 10 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Kyle Gibson (0-4, 8.20 ERA) on the mound for the Twins to face Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2, 6.52) of the Orioles. Gibson hasn’t had much success this season, as he has allowed 24 earned runs in 26.1 innings. He also has 13 walks with 16 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.97. Jimenez hasn’t been much better. He has allowed at least three runs in his last four starts. He has given up 28 earned runs with 23 walks and 29 strikeouts in 38.2 innings of work this season. His WHIP is 1.60.
The Twins are coming off a weekend series win over the Royals. They have won three of their last four games. Minnesota is now 22-18 overall and 11-5 on the road. The Twins are putting up 4.42 runs per game while allowing 4.58. Miguel Sano has been leading the team this season with 10 home runs and 34 RBI while hitting .304.
The Orioles took two of three at home over the Blue Jays this weekend. They are now 25-17 overall and 15-4 at home this season. Baltimore is averaging 4.69 runs per game while allowing 4.40. Adam Jones and Trey Mancini both have seven home runs and the two have combined for 40 RBI. Manny Machado has nine home runs in 2017, but is questionable for the game tonight due to a hand injury.
Beating the Orioles in Baltimore has been a very tall task this season. The Twins have struggled against Baltimore overall, losing five of their last six meetings. Gibson is putting on far too many base runners for the Orioles not to capitalize at home. While Jimenez isn’t great either, he should have better run support than what Minnesota will give Gibson.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BALTIMORE ORIOLES -135