The Minnesota Twins (82-76) and the Miami Marlins (58-100) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Twins are -253 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Marlins (+211).
Minnesota’s David Festa gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Valente Bellozo.
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The Twins have won 65 of the 110 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (59.1%).
Minnesota has won all seven games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -253 or shorter.
The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 140 times this season and won 54, or 38.6%, of those games.
Miami is 5-12 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +211 or more on the moneyline.
The Twins have played in 158 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 80 times (80-72-6).
The Marlins and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 83 of their 158 opportunities.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have the No. 12 offense in baseball scoring 4.6 runs per game (730 total runs).
Minnesota ranks 14th in MLB with 179 total home runs.
The Twins are 11th in the majors with a .247 batting average.
Minnesota strikes out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-fewest mark in MLB.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
Minnesota has the 21st-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.21).
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins have scored 603 runs (just 3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
Miami ranks 27th in Major League Baseball with just 146 home runs as a team.
The Marlins have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Miami ranks 17th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.
The Marlins strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
Miami has the 29th-ranked ERA (4.80) in the majors this season.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Festa (2-6 with a 4.80 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 13th of the season.
Carlos Santana is batting .234 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 68 RBI.
Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .250 average while slugging 12 homers and driving in 59 runs.
Carlos Correa is slashing .309/.383/.511 this season for the Twins.
Ryan Jeffers has 89 hits and an OBP of .300 to go with a slugging percentage of .430 this season.
Marlins Key Players to Watch
The Marlins will hand the ball to Bellozo (3-4) for his 13th start of the season.
Jake Burger leads the Marlins in home runs (29), runs batted in (72) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .247.
Jesus Sanchez’s .247 batting average paces his team.
Otto Lopez has 21 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 24 walks while hitting .264.
Xavier Edwards is batting .316 with 10 doubles, two triples, a home run and 29 walks.
Twins and Marlins Injuries
Twins: Matt Wallner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kody Funderburk: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
Marlins: Max Meyer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), John McMillon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Calvin Faucher: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sixto Sanchez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesús Luzardo: 60 Day IL (Back), Andrew Nardi: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Eury Pérez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Braxton Garrett: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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