Twins vs. Angels Pick
Do the Los Angeles Angels have enough to hold off the Minnesota Twins at home when the two meet tonight at 10:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Angels are the favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -120 to win. The Twins are listed with a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for this game has Kyle Gibson (1-4, 7.85 ERA) on the mound for the Twins to face JC Ramirez (5-3, 3.38) of the Angels. Gibson has given up 32 earned runs over 36.2 innings of work this season. He has 25 strikeouts with 21 walks and a WHIP of 1.96. Ramirez has gone 7 innings in three of his last four starts. He has been a solid arm for the team this year, giving up 23 runs in 61.1 innings of work. He has 47 strikeouts with 14 walks and a WHIP of 1.16.
These two opened their series on Thursday night with the Twins getting a 4-2 win over the Angels. Minnesota is now 27-23 overall and 15-5 on the road. Los Angeles is 28-29 overall and 17-10 at home.
A 3-run ninth inning allowed the Twins to pick up the win on Thursday. Jason Castro had a two-run single and Joe Mauer drew a walk with the bases loaded. Jose Alvarez allowed the three runs in his second blown save of the season. The Los Angeles lineup was led by Kole Calhoun, who had a pair of solo home runs.
The Twins have been pretty good on the road, and the Angels are without Mike Trout, but I still like Los Angeles at home. Gibson is allowing nearly a whole baserunner more per inning than Ramirez. Eventually Los Angeles is going to break through with a big inning. The Twins aren’t going to be able to score enough to keep up with what Gibson will allow.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES ANGELS -120