A's at Minnesota Twins odds, picks and predictions
Season series: Twins lead 3-2
The A's, who are 6-3 over their last 9 contests, beat the Twins 6-3 in the series-opening game Tuesday. 1B Nick Kurtz led the way with 3 hits and 1 RBI, while SP Jacob Lopez (6 IP, 4 H, 3 R 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K) picked up his seventh win. The A's are 31-33 on the road.
The Twins have lost 4 of their last 5 games. Since Aug. 9, they are just 3-7. C Ryan Jeffers had 2 hits and a RBI in Tuesday's loss. The Twins are 33-29 at home.
A's at Twins projected starters
RHP J.T. Ginn vs. RHP Bailey Ober
Ginn (2-5, 5.04 ERA) makes his 10th start and 17th appearance. He has a 1.32 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 9.9 K/9 through 55 1/3 innings.
Ober (4-7, 5.15 ERA) makes his 21st start. He has a 1.35 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 7.1 K/9 through 108 1/3 innings.
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A's at Twins odds
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A's at Twins picks and predictions
A's 6, Twins 4
Moneyline
BET A'S (+110).
The last time Ober pitched a game and the Twins won, it was still spring (May 19 in a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians to be exact). Minnesota has lost 10 straight games in which he has appeared, 6 of those coming at home.
Meanwhile, the A's are finding some rhythm offensively, scoring at least 5 runs in 4 straight games, tallying 28 runs in those contests. The Twins have scored 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 8 games.
Expect the road side to stay hot and take A'S (+110).
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
There's no playable run-line value. The A's (-190) are far too expensive to consider as an underdog, while the Twins (+155) are too risky as a favorite, especially with Ober on the mound.
Over/Under
BET OVER 9 (-110).
Given the starting pitching shortcomings on both sides, the Over is the play here. The Twins are 9-5-1 O/U in their last 15 games and have allowed at least 6 runs in 3 of their last 4 games. They have gone Over in 3 of Ober's last 5 starts as well.
The A's are 4-1 O/U in their last 5 games and 64-57-6 O/U on the season. In 2 of Ginn's last 3 outings, the team has allowed at least 7 runs. Take OVER 9 (-110).
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