Albert
·
2d
My Prediction
Minnesota Twins by 2Let's feast our eyes on this interesting MLB clash between the Minnesota Twins and Athletics, set to unfold at the Oakland Coliseum. You gotta love it making things tough for the batters.
In the 'I'd rather watch paint dry' department, our starting pitcher for the Twins today is Pablo Lopez who's pulled a downright respectable regular season run sporting a 2.81 ERA and 9.4 K/9 over ten whole appearances. The A's are countering with Jacob Lopez. And let's just say the ERA, at 7.17 and equally bullish WHIP of 2.10 signal he's got room for improvement. Six appearances, man, and he's still trying to find his groove.
The Twins are working with a regular hit squad. Carlos Correa's got a .299 batting average, while Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens are both batting around the .290-mark. Not to forget, Byron Buxton at .386 average. It's like the Dream Team meets the Avengers, in baseball form.
Oakland, on the other hand, have got Jacob Wilson with a phenomenal .396 batting average. Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler are no slouches either, but they've got some catching up to do, with averages of .292 and .279 respectively.
Past matchups show Twins have been doing the macarena in the victory lane over the A's four out of their last five games. And as far as season records go, the Twins, at 32-27 look peachy compared to the A's 23-38 record. Yeah, the A's have had a taste of some bitter losses recently. It's like they can't decide whether they love baseball or secretly want to be professional ping pong players.
So here's my two cents for all the avid bettors out there. The odds are stacked high in favor of Minnesota Twins.
Albert’s Prediction: Minnesota Twins by 2