The Tampa Bay Rays (45-19) roll into Thursday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (31-31) looking to extend a five-game winning streak. The contest starts at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network with the Rays listed as -117 favorites on the moneyline.
Yonny Chirinos takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Bailey Ober is Minnesota’s starter for the contest.
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Rays and Twins Betting Trends
The Rays have won 41 of the 56 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (73.2%).
Tampa Bay has gone 40-11 (winning 78.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -117 or shorter.
This season, the Twins have won seven out of the 24 games, or 29.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Minnesota has a record of 7-11 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -102 on the moneyline.
The Rays have played in 64 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-26-3).
So far this season, the Twins and their opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 62 games with a total.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are the second-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.8 runs per game (368 total).
The Tampa Bay Rays lead baseball with 107 total home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.
The Rays are second in MLB with a .265 batting average.
Tampa Bay strikes out 8.4 times per game, the No. 16 average in MLB.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors.
Tampa Bay’s 3.56 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have scored the 16th-most runs in the league this season with 268 (4.3 per game).
Minnesota’s 78 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Twins have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
Minnesota is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking last with an average of 10.2 strikeouts per game.
The Twins average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.46 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
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Rays Key Players to Watch
Chirinos makes his first start of the season for the Rays.
Wander Franco is batting .308 with seven home runs and 30 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
Yandy Diaz is batting .316 this season with 12 home runs and 34 RBI.
Randy Arozarena leads the club in homers (12) and runs batted in (43) this season.
Josh Lowe has 52 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .542 this season.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ober (3-2) will take the mound for the Twins, his ninth start of the season.
Carlos Correa is batting .204 with 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 25 walks.
Max Kepler is hitting .192 with five doubles, six home runs and 11 walks.
Trevor Larnach has put up a team-high 27 runs batted in.
Jorge Polanco is batting .252 with nine doubles, five home runs and seven walks.
Rays and Twins Injuries
Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10 Day IL (Leg), Calvin Faucher: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Fleming: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Pete Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Hip), Zack Littell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane Baz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Kittredge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yandy Díaz: day-to-day (Hip)
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Ribs), Joey Gallo: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Kenta Maeda: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Jorge Alcala: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Arm), Nick Gordon: 60 Day IL (Shin), Gilberto Celestino: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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