Rays vs. Twins Pick
Will the Tampa Bay Rays or the Minnesota Twins come away with the rubber match when these two close out their series today at 2:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, this game is considered even, as both the Twins and Rays are listed with odds of -105 to win. The over/under total for the game is listed at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for this game has Alex Cobb (4-4, 3.82 ERA) on the mound for the Rays to face Kyle Gibson (1-4, 8.62) of the Twins. Cobb has been able to go deep into games for the last month. He has racked up a total of 63.2 innings this season, allowing 27 earned runs and 17 walks with 43 strikeouts. His WHIP on the season is 1.26. Gibson has struggled this season, allowing at least three runs in every start. He has given up 30 earned runs in 31.1 innings of work and has a WHIP of 2.01.
The Rays took the first game in this series on Friday, 5-2. Minnesota followed that up with a 5-3 win at home on Saturday. The Twins are now 26-19 overall and 12-14 at home while Tampa Bay is 26-26 overall and 10-13 on the road.
A three-run eighth inning for the Twins led them to a win. Eddie Rosario and Brian Dozier both hit a home run in the eighth. Colby Rasmus homered in the ninth on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to secure the win. The Minnesota bullpen played a key role, as they pitched four innings and allowed just one run on two hits with three strikeouts.
The Twins avoided a loss at home on Saturday, but Minnesota finds itself in a tough position today. Gibson has been a mess on the mound and probably shouldn’t be in the rotation. He has allowed nearly as many runs as innings he has pitched and his WHIP is over 2. That means he averages two baserunners per inning. That is not a recipe for winning and it won’t be a recipe for a win today.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY RAYS -105