The Minnesota Twins (20-14) are set to take on the Seattle Mariners (19-16) Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET, airing on ROOT Sports NW. The Twins are listed as -156 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog Mariners have +130 odds for the contest.
Minnesota’s Bailey Ober gets the start, and he’ll go against Seattle’s Emerson Hancock.
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The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 23 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-6 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -156 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 8-4 (66.7%).
This season, the Mariners have won eight out of the 16 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Seattle has played as an underdog of +130 or more twice this season and split those games.
In the 34 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Twins, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-17-1).
So far this season, the Mariners and their opponents have hit the over in eight of their 35 games with a total.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have the No. 14 offense in MLB action scoring 4.6 runs per game (156 total runs).
Minnesota averages one home run per game to rank 17th in MLB play with 34 total home runs .
The Twins’ .238 batting average ranks 15th in the majors.
Minnesota strikes out 9.1 times per game, the No. 18 mark in the majors.
The Twins pitching staff leads the majors with a collective 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.87).
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners have scored 125 runs (just 3.6 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Seattle has hit 37 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the majors.
The Mariners have a team batting average of just .220 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Seattle is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking last with an average of 10.3 strikeouts per game.
The Mariners average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the majors.
Seattle pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.99 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ober (3-1) takes the mound for the Twins in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 4.55 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, with 28 strikeouts.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in runs batted in with 22 while batting .291, which is also best on the team.
Willi Castro is batting .270 with an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .435 this season.
Edouard Julien leads Minnesota in home runs with seven. He’s driven in 14 runs and is slugging .444.
Max Kepler is batting .311 with an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .492 this season.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
Hancock (3-3) will take to the mound for the Mariners and make his seventh start of the season.
Josh Rojas is hitting .342 with four doubles, two triples, three home runs and 11 walks.
Caleb Raleigh has shown his power as he paces his team with eight home runs.
Jorge Polanco is hitting .195 with a double, five home runs and 20 walks.
Mitch Haniger has totaled 18 runs batted in to pace his team.
Twins and Mariners Injuries
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Knee), Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), 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)
Mariners: Dominic Canzone: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Eduard Bazardo: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Bryan Woo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Brash: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 60 Day IL (Lat)
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