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Following a two-homer game last time out, Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins (25-23) into action as -125 favorites against the Washington Nationals (21-26). First pitch from Nationals Park at 1:05 PM ET on Wednesday, live on BSN.
Simeon Woods Richardson gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Jake Irvin is Washington’s starter for the contest.
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Twins and Nationals Betting Trends
The Twins have won 64.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (20-11).
Minnesota has a record of 11-9 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -125 or shorter (55% winning percentage).
The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 42 times this season and won 18, or 42.9%, of those games.
Washington has entered 40 games this season as the underdog by +106 or more and is 17-23 in those contests.
The Twins have played in 48 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-24-1).
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 47 games with a total this season.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins rank 12th in runs scored with 217, 4.5 per game.
Minnesota averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in baseball with 52 total home runs .
The Twins have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.232).
Minnesota strikes out 8.8 times per game to rank 18th in the majors.
The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff ranks first in the majors.
Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.23).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored the 23rd-most runs in the league this season with 188 (four per game).
Washington’s 39 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
The Nationals have a team batting average of just .225 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Washington ranks 13th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
The Nationals have a 7.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Woods Richardson gets the start for the Twins, his seventh of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.97 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 30 1/3 innings pitched.
Ryan Jeffers is batting .255 this season with a team-high 10 home runs and 30 RBI.
Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .267 average while slugging four homers and driving in 16 runs.
Carlos Santana has collected 34 base hits, an OBP of .277 and a slugging percentage of .377 this season.
Max Kepler has 30 hits and an OBP of .364 to go with a slugging percentage of .505 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Irvin (2-4) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 10th start of the season.
C.J. Abrams has a team-best seven homers.
Jesse Winker has nine doubles, six home runs and 22 walks while hitting .229.
Luis Garcia paces the Nationals with 23 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .273.
Jacob Young is batting .280 with seven doubles and seven walks.
Twins and Nationals Injuries
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Nationals: Lane Thomas: 10 Day IL (Knee), Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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