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The Minnesota Twins (12-13) will put their five-game win streak to the test when they visit the Los Angeles Angels (10-16) Saturday at 9:38 PM ET on BSW. Sportsbooks consider the Twins -111 favorites to extend their streak, while the Angels are -110 underdogs looking for the upset.
Minnesota’s Chris Paddack and Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano have been named the starters for this contest.
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Twins and Angels Betting Trends
The Twins are 10-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -111 or shorter, Minnesota has a 10-5 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
The Angels have won nine, or 40.9%, of the 22 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, Los Angeles has won nine of its 22 games, or 40.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least -110 on the moneyline.
The Twins have had an over/under set by bookmakers 25 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 11 of those games (11-13-1).
Games involving the Angels have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 13 of 26 chances this season.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins are the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.9 runs per game (97 total).
Minnesota ranks 15th in MLB action with 27 total home runs.
The Twins rank 24th in the majors with a .220 batting average.
Minnesota strikes out 9.6 times per game, the No. 20 mark in MLB.
The Twins pitching staff leads MLB with a collective 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored 109 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Los Angeles ranks 15th in Major League Baseball with 27 home runs.
The Angels have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
Los Angeles ranks 22nd in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
The Angels average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.48 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins are sending Paddack (1-1) to the mound to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.57 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched.
Ryan Jeffers is batting .274 with 14 RBI, both of which are tops among Minnesota hitters this season.
Edouard Julien is slugging .531 this season, with a team-best seven homers while driving in nine runs.
Alex Kirilloff is slashing .260/.321/.452 this season for the Twins.
Austin Martin has 12 hits and an OBP of .276 to go with a slugging percentage of .370 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels will send Soriano (0-3) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
Mike Trout paces the Angels with 10 home runs.
Taylor Ward has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 23 runs batted in.
Luis Rengifo is hitting .290 with five doubles and five walks.
Logan O’Hoppe has a club-leading .295 batting average.
Twins and Angels Injuries
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Intercostal), Jhoan Duran: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Josh Staumont: 15 Day IL (Calf), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Angels: Anthony Rendon: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Michael Stefanic: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Chase Silseth: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Sanó: day-to-day (Knee)
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