The Los Angeles Angels (23-22) will look to Mike Trout, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Minnesota Twins (24-20) Friday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Twins are -145 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 9:38 PM ET live on BSW.
Minnesota’s Joe Ryan and Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers have been named the starters for this contest.
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Twins and Angels Betting Trends
The Twins have won 69% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (20-9).
Minnesota has a 10-6 record (winning 62.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -145 or shorter.
The Angels have won eight, or 44.4%, of the 18 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Los Angeles is 4-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
The Twins have played in 44 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-21-4).
So far this season, the Angels and their opponents have hit the over in 22 of their 45 games with a total.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins are the 11th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.7 runs per game (207 total).
Minnesota averages 1.4 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB play with 60 total home runs.
The Twins’ .230 batting average ranks 25th in the majors.
Minnesota strikes out 9.6 times per game, the second-worst mark in baseball.
The Twins pitching staff ranks first in MLB with a collective 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.40).
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 228 total runs this season.
Los Angeles’ 59 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Angels’ .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Los Angeles ranks 15th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
The Angels average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.43 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ryan (6-1) takes the mound for the Twins in his ninth start of the season. He has a 2.16 ERA in 50 2/3 innings pitched, with 57 strikeouts.
Byron Buxton leads Minnesota in batting average (.236) this season while adding nine home runs and 21 RBI.
Joey Gallo is slugging .569 this season, with a team-best 10 homers while driving in 22 runs.
Carlos Correa has 32 hits this season and a slash line of .203/.274/.386.
Trevor Larnach leads Minnesota in runs batted in (26) this season. He’s batting .225 while slugging .400.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Detmers (0-3) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his eighth start of the season.
Shohei Ohtani paces the Angels with 10 home runs and 31 runs batted in.
Hunter Renfroe has hit 10 home runs to lead his team.
Trout leads the Angels with 10 home runs.
Taylor Ward is hitting .236 with four doubles, four home runs and 17 walks.
Twins and Angels Injuries
Twins: Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Nick Gordon: 10 Day IL (Shin), Kenta Maeda: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jorge Alcala: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Caleb Thielbar: 15 Day IL (Oblique strain), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Arm), Royce Lewis: 60 Day IL (Knee), Gilberto Celestino: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jorge Polanco: day-to-day (Hamstring), Joey Gallo: day-to-day (Leg)
Angels: Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Groin), Max Stassi: 10 Day IL (Hip ), Jared Walsh: 10 Day IL (Headaches), Austin Warren: 15 Day IL (Elbow), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Aaron Loup: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Logan O’Hoppe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Marte: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Davis Daniel: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tucker Davidson: day-to-day (Leg)
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