The Minnesota Twins (82-77) are set to take on the Baltimore Orioles (88-71) Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET, airing on BSN. The Twins are listed as -144 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Orioles have +123 odds for the contest.
Pablo Lopez gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Cade Povich is Baltimore’s starter for the contest.
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The Twins have compiled a 65-46 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 58.6% of those games).
Minnesota has gone 40-22 (winning 64.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -144 or shorter.
The Orioles have won 18, or 48.6%, of the 37 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Baltimore has a record of 5-1 when it’s set as an underdog of +123 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Twins have played in 159 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 81 times (81-72-6).
The Orioles and their opponents have hit the over in 85 of their 157 games with a total this season.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins score the 10th-most runs in baseball (736 total, 4.6 per game).
Minnesota averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 180 total home runs.
The Twins have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.247).
Minnesota strikes out 8.1 times per game to rank ninth in the majors.
The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Twins pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
Minnesota’s 4.21 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have scored the fifth-most runs in the league this season with 764.
Baltimore’s 228 home runs rank second in Major League Baseball.
The Orioles rank 10th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Baltimore ranks 13th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
The Orioles average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
Baltimore pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.99 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins are sending Lopez (15-9) to the mound for his 32nd start of the season. He is 15-9 with a 4.11 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 179 2/3 innings pitched.
Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in home runs with 22 and runs batted in with 68.
Willi Castro’s batting average of .248 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
Carlos Correa has 99 hits this season and a slash line of .313/.390/.522.
Ryan Jeffers has collected 91 hits this season and has an OBP of .300. He’s slugging .428 on the year.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
Povich (2-9) will take the mound for the Orioles, his 16th start of the season.
Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with a .284 batting average.
Anthony Santander has hit 44 home runs with 101 RBI. Both are team-highs.
Adley Rutschman is batting .250 with 20 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 58 walks.
Ryan O’Hearn has 21 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 45 walks while batting .259.
Twins and Orioles Injuries
Twins: Matt Wallner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Max Kepler: 60 Day IL (Knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
Orioles: Burch Smith: 15 Day IL (Groin), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Lat), Jorge Mateo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Wells: 60 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60 Day IL (Ucl sprain), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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