At Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday, the Baltimore Orioles (8-13) begin a four-game series versus the Minnesota Twins (13-9), at 7:05 PM ET.
The Twins are favored away from home (-158) versus the Orioles (+136). The Twins will start Chris Paddack (0-2) versus the Orioles and Tyler Wells (0-2).
The Twins won their last game against the Rays yesterday by a 9-3 score. Jorge Polanco went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI to lead them offensively. Josh Winder picked up the win on the strength of six innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out seven.
The Orioles took down the Red Sox 9-5 yesterday, with Jordan Lyles registering the win while pitching six innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits while striking out six. Rougned Odor went 2-for-5 with an RBI to pace the Orioles’ offense.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Twins vs. Orioles contest.
Minnesota Twins vs. Baltimore Orioles Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Twins (-158, bet $158 to win $100)
- Underdog: Orioles (+136, bet $100 to win $136)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Twins Stats and Trends
Twins Betting Records
- The Twins have won seven, or 63.6%, of the 11 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Minnesota has played as a favorite of -158 or more once this season and won that game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.2% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in nine of their 22 games with a total this season.
- The Twins are 11-11-0 against the spread this season.
Chris Paddack (Twins Probable Starter)
- Paddack (0-2) will take the mound for the Twins, his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
- The 26-year-old has pitched to a 3.68 ERA this season with 8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 0.6 walks per nine across three games.
- Paddack has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
- The Orioles are batting .219 this season, 24th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .312 (29th in the league) with nine home runs.
Twins Batting Stats
- The Twins have hit 24 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
- Hitters for the Twins combine for a team rank 11th of in the majors with a .383 team slugging percentage.
- Minnesota’s .232 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
- The Twins rank 12th in the league with 94 total runs scored this season.
- Minnesota has an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
- The Twins rank 24th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
Orioles Stats and Trends
Orioles Betting Records
- The Orioles have come away with eight wins in the 21 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Baltimore has a mark of 6-10 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +136 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 42.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Baltimore and their opponents have hit the over in five of their 21 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Orioles are 12-9-0 against the spread in their 21 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Tyler Wells (Orioles Probable Starter)
- Wells makes the start for the Orioles, his fifth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 5.54 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 13 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, allowing two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- During four games this season, the 27-year-old has amassed a 5.54 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .280 to opposing batters.
- Wells has pitched five or more innings in a game one time this season heading into this matchup.
- He will face a Twins offense that is batting .232 as a unit (17th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .383 (11th in the league) with 24 total home runs (sixth in MLB play).
Orioles Batting Stats
- The Orioles have hit the fewest home runs in baseball this season (nine).
- This season, the Orioles have the second-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.312).
- Baltimore’s .219 batting average ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Orioles score the second-fewest runs in baseball (63 total, three per game).
- Baltimore is 17th in the league with a .304 on-base percentage.
- The Orioles strike out 9.8 times per game, the fourth-worst mark in the league.
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