Rockies vs. Twins Pick
Will the Minnesota Twins hold off the surging the Colorado Rockies when the two meet tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Twins are the slight favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -115 to win. Colorado is listed with a money line of -105 to win. The over/under total for the game is set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup on Tuesday has Kyle Freeland (3-2, 2.92 ERA) on the mound for the Rockies to face Phil Hughes (4-1, 4.74) of the Twins. Hughes has allowed 20 earned runs over 38 innings. He has just eight walks with 23 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.42 on the season. Freeland has had a good start to his 2017 season. He has pitched 40 innings, allowing 13 earned runs with 18 walks and 26 strikeouts His WHIP is 1.33, but he has lasted at least 6 innings in four straight starts.
Colorado is coming off a weekend series split with the Dodgers. They have been at home for the last 10 games, going 6-4. The Rockies are now 24-15 overall and 11-5 on the road. Colorado is putting up 4.79 runs per game while allowing 4.62. Mark Reynolds is leading the team with a .326 average, 12 home runs and 33 RBI. Charlie Blackmon is hitting .310 with eight home runs and 27 RBI.
The Twins are coming off a brief five-game road trip where they went 4-1. Minnesota is now 19-15 on the season and 8-10 at home. The Twins are putting up 4.56 runs per game while allowing 4.65. Miguel Sano is leading the Minnesota hitters with a .297 average, 10 home runs and 30 RBI. The next biggest producer is Jorge Polanco, who has two homers and 16 RBI.
Minnesota has fared quite well with Hughes on the mound. They have won 7 of his last 8 interleague starts and his last four starts overall. The Rockies have had a great start to the season, but they have struggled in interleague play, going 28-68 in their last 96 overall and 15-36 in their last 51 on the road. They also are just 1-6 in their last 7 against AL Central opponents. Minnesota doesn’t have a scary lineup on paper, but the Twins are winning games. I feel good about them at home despite the favorable pitching matchup for Colorado.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MINNESOTA TWINS -115