At 7:40 PM ET, the Angels and Twins will square off in an AL matchup. This one is taking place at Target Field in Minneapolis and the Angels have a record of 60-84 compared to the Twins, who are 76-68. Los Angeles is 5th in the AL West, while the Twins are 3rd in the AL Central.
Minnesota is the heavy favorite on the money line, with odds of -250 compared to the Angels at +207. The over/under line is currently at 8 runs, and BSW will be televising this one.
Los Angeles vs. Minnesota Matchup At A Glance
- Teams: Angels at Twins
- Where: Target Field Minneapolis
- Date: Tuesday, September 10th
- Betting Odds MIN -250 | LAA +207 O/U 8
Angels vs Twins Last Game Recap
Los Angeles picked up a 6-2 win over the Twins in the most recent game of this series. The Angels offense got off to a fast start, scoring two runs in the first and adding two more in the 3rd. As for the Twins, they scored their only two runs in the 4th. Heading into the game, the Angels were at +149 on the money line.
Reid Detmers pitched well for the Angels in this one, going six innings and giving up just two earned runs. He finished the game with eight strikeouts and picked up a win. Jose Suarez closed things out. David Festa had a rough outing for the Twins, taking the loss.
Niko Kavadas and Brandon Drury each homered for the Angels, while Taylor Ward went 3/4 with an RBI. Nolan Schanuel also had a two RBI game at the plate.
Angels Preview
With an overall record of 60-84, the Angels are 5th in the AL West, trailing the Astros by 17.5 games. So far, they have gone 20-22 in divisional matchups. The Angels are looking to pick up a win today on the road, as they are just 30-42 at home this year.
This season, the Angels have really struggled as the favorite, going 6-15. As for their time as the underdog, they are 54-69. When playing as the road underdog, the Angels are 30-37 this year. So far, their overall series record is 13-30-3, which includes being 1-0 in this series vs. the Twins.
So far this season, Griffin Canning has made 27 starts and has a record of 5-12. His ERA is 5.02, along with a WHIP of 1.38. Canning has made six quality starts this year and is coming off a solid outing in which he gave up just one earned run in 6 2/3 innings of work. In that outing, he finished with seven strikeouts. Looking back at his last four outings, Canning has given up at least three earned runs in three of them. Opponents are batting .258 off Canning this year, and he has a BB/9 figure of 3.35.
So far this season, Taylor Ward has been the Angels' most consistent power threat, as he is leading the team with 22 home runs and is 2nd on the team with 65 RBIs. Ward is also coming off a stretch in which he went 10/26 in his last seven games, including three homers. Zach Neto is also near the top of the home run and RBI leaderboards, with 20 homers and 67 RBIs. Neto is batting .256 for the season.
As a team, the Angels are near the bottom of the league in most offensive categories, including runs per game, batting average, and OPS. Overall, they are averaging just 3.9 runs per game and are batting .229. This is also the same number of runs they are averaging both at home and on the road.
Twins Preview
Minnesota is 66-78 on the run line this season and has lost seven straight run line decisions as the favorite. They are 71-67 O/U this season, with the average total runs per game at 9.1. The O/U line for today's game is set at 8 runs, and 38.9% of their games have had higher O/U lines.
The Twins are 28-20 against AL Central teams this season and are six games behind the Guardians in the division. Overall, they are 76-68 and have a 3-7 record in their last 10 games. As the favorite, they have a 60-39 record straight up and a 32-24 record at home.
Pablo López has been pitching well lately, as he has won each of his last three starts. In his most recent outing, he went 6 2/3 innings vs. the Rays, giving up three earned runs. Lopez finished with nine strikeouts in that outing. Looking back over his last three starts, he has given up a total of just three earned runs. Lopez has a record of 14-8 this season and an ERA of 4.05. For the year, he has made 28 starts, 16 of which were quality starts. Lopez's WHIP for the season is 1.13.
Carlos Santana and Ryan Jeffers are currently tied for the team lead in home runs for the Twins, with both players hitting 20 home runs so far this season. Santana comes into the game batting just .235 for the season and has hit just .192 over his last eight games. However, he does have two homers in that stretch. Jeffers is also batting just .231 for the season. Byron Buxton is batting .275 for the season and is 2nd on the team with 16 homers.
Willi Castro is 3rd on the Twins in RBIs and has gone deep 11 times this season. Castro is batting .246 for the season and has a team-high 7th on-base percentage of .329. Over his last nine games, Jose Miranda is batting .297, and Kyle Farmer is 5/13 in his last eight games.
Angels vs. Twins Prediction: Over 8 Runs -111
Looking at the money line, we like the Twins to pick up the win at home, but at -250, the payout isn't great. Instead, we recommend taking the over, as we have this one finishing with a 5-4 win for the Twins, giving us plenty of room to take the over at 8 runs.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Pablo Lopez finishing with six strikeouts compared to Griffin Canning with just five. However, we have Canning going seven innings, while Lopez goes six.
