Twins vs. Dodgers Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers when the two teams continue their series tonight at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Los Angeles is favored to win tonight, as the Dodgers are getting odds of -175 to win. The Twins are getting a money line of +150 to win, while the over/under total for the contest is set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Jose Berrios (9-3, 3.50 ERA) on the mound to face Kenta Maeda (8-4, 4.23) of the Dodgers. Berrios has been pretty consistent this season and coming off a 1-run, 6.2-inning effort against the Yankees last week. Berrios has 75 strikeouts with 24 walks this season and a 1.15 WHIP. Maeda has been really good outside of one outing. He allowed five runs to the Padres on July 2, but gave up just four earned runs in his other six stars in this seven-start span. Maeda has 80 strikeouts with 22 walks on the year and a 1.19 WHIP.
The Dodgers and Twins met for the first time in three years on Monday, and Los Angeles picked up a 6-4 win at home. The Dodgers are now 69-31 overall and 42-13 at home. The Twins are 49-49 overall and 26-18 on the road.
Monday’s game saw plenty of action, but the Dodgers rallied with three runs in bottom of the eighth to get the win. Taylor Rogers blew the save for Minnesota, allowing all three runs in the eighth on three hits. The three runs came on Cody Bellinger’s 28th home run of the season. Chris Taylor added three hits for the Dodgers while Yasiel Puig had a pair of hits as well. Eddie Rosario had a home run for the Twins and finished with three hits and three RBI to lead them in the loss.
Berrios has been a pretty good pitcher for Minnesota this season, but Maeda is actually pitching at a higher level as of late. With Clayton Kershaw hitting the DL for numerous weeks, the Dodgers will need their other starters to step up. Maeda has already shown he is ready to do just that. I think he should be able to carve up the Minnesota batting order and keep Berrios from picking up his 10th win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: LOS ANGELES DODGERS -175