Rockies vs. Twins Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins pick up a win after Wednesday’s washout when it takes on the Colorado Rockies today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Twins are favored at home in this game, as they are getting odds of -120 to win. The Rockies are listed with odds of +110 to prevail, while the over/under total is listed at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today has Ervin Santana (6-1, 1.50 ERA) on the mound for the Twins to face German Marquez (1-2, 4.88) of the Rockies. Santana has had just one poor outing this season, but is coming off a 7-inning shutout against the Indians. He has 41 strikeouts with 21 walks in 54 innings this season. His WHIP is at 0.81. Marquez has been hot and cold this season. He has two starts of 14 innings of scoreless ball, but he also has two starts that combined for 10 innings and allowed 13 earned runs. His WHIP on the season is 1.29.
The Rockies opened up the series on Tuesday with a 7-3 victory on the road. Colorado is now 25-15 overall and 12-5 on the road. Minnesota is 19-16 overall and 8-11 at home.
A four-run sixth inning allowed the Rockies to pull away from the Twins on Tuesday night. Charlie Blackmon hit his ninth home run of the season in the inning. He had three RBI and three hits in the victory. The sixth allowed the Rockies to chase Phil Hughes, who lasted just five innings and allowed five earned runs. Kyle Freeland wasn’t stellar for Colorado, allowing three runs and four walks in six innings, but it was enough to get his team a win.
Colorado was able to use its powerful bats to jump out on the Twins on Tuesday. The Twins now turn to Santana to shut down the Rockies, which I think he can do. Even if Santana isn’t his usual self, the Twins should be able to get to Marquez, who has been very inconsistent. When Marquez is off, he is really off. The lineups may be altered from what Wednesday’s originally scheduled, but Minnesota should still finish on top.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MINNESOTA TWINS -120