Twins vs. Angels Pick
Will the Los Angeles Angels salvage a split at home with the Minnesota Twins when the two meet up today at 3:37PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Twins are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -125 to win. The Angels are listed with a money line of +105 to prevail, while the over/under total is set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Jose Berrios (3-1, 2.70 ERA) pitching for the Twins to face Ricky Nolasco (2-5, 5.07) of the Angels. Nolasco has struggled in his last two starts, allowing 11 runs in 8.2 innings of work. He has 53 strikeouts this year with a WHIP of 1.39. Berrios is set to make his fifth start today. After two great starts to open his season, he has given up seven runs over his last two starts, 11.1 innings. He has 27 strikeouts in 26.2 innings for the year and a WHIP of just 0.79.
After Minnesota took the first two games in this weekend series, the Angels bounced back on Saturday with a 7-2 win. The Angels are now 29-30 overall and 18-11 at home while the Twins are 28-24 overall and 16-6 on the road.
Saturday’s game saw the Angels surprisingly beat up Ervin Santana of the Twins. Santana came in with an ERA below 2.00, but allowed 7 runs over 4 innings and now has a 2.44 ERA following his third loss. Matt Shoemaker earned his fifth win for the Angels by going 6.1 innings and allowing just 2 earned runs. Albert Pujols hit his 600th-career home run in the win, a grand slam no less. Andrelton Simmons also homered in the win.
I think the Angels can build off what they did last night against a great pitcher in Santana. Berrios has been struggling in his recent starts and the Angels should have some good swings carry over from last night. Nolasco hasn’t been great, but I think some early run support will give him confidence against this Minnesota lineup. It will be a tight one, but I like the Angels to grind it out at home.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES ANGELS +105