Rays vs Twins Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 14

Rays vs Twins Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 14

 

Odds

Time

7:10 p.m. EST

Rays money line

-106

Rays run line

-1.5 (+152)

Twins money line

-110

Twins run line

+1.5 (-185)

Over / under

9.5 (-110)

 

Key stats
 

Rays

Twins

Record

71-45

50-66

Road / home record

36-23

26-32

Last 10 record

7-3

6-4

Streak

W2

L1

Over / under record

64-49-3

67-43-6

Runs / game

5.21

4.56

Runs allowed / game

4.12

5.31

 

Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays return to Minneapolis to square off against the Minnesota Twins in an exciting second game at Target Field. The Rays are coming into the game with a big win over the Twins in the opening game of the encounter with 4 runs in the 7th. Occupying the top of the table, the Rays have won 7 out of their last 8 outings, including a 10-4 win against the Twins last night. The Twins come in after winning 2 of 3 against the White Sox after dropping only 1 out of 4 against the Houston Astros too.

The Rays are coming in hot, scoring an average of 9 runs in their last 7 games with at least 8 runs in each.

The Twins have recorded several narrow victories over their last 5 games, winning 3 out of 5 by at most, a 2 run margin. Additionally, they've also recorded a large loss margin of at least 6 runs in 2 of 5 previous outings.

Pitching Matchup

Rays

Michael Wacha (2-3, 5.49 ERA)  will start the game for the Rays. The veteran right-hander gave up 5 runs on 10 hits in his last outing against the Baltimore Orioles. Fortunately, he was bailed out with an offense built by the Rays. However, Wacha has had unimpressive previous starts with a poor ERA of 5.49 and 1.44 WHIP. He has allowed only two runs and 6.1 innings against Minnesota. Meanwhile, he is going in with a 2-3 record in 80.1 innings. The Minnesota Twins batters have very little experience against Wacha with only 2 for 7 (.286 AVG) and 1 BB.

Twins

Kenta Maeda (5-4, 4.69 ERA) takes the mound for the 21st time this season as the Twins take on the Rays. He was mediocre for the Twins during his previous outing, yielding 3 runs in 5.0 innings against the Houston Astros. He struggled even more in the previous start vs the Reds, giving up 5 ER across 5.0 innings.  He has maintained a 5-4 record with a 4.69 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 96.0 innings. The White Sox batters are 9 for 29 (.310 AVG) with 2 HR.

Prediction

After a 10-4 game last night, expect some more runs.  Maeda hasn't pitched as well as last season, and Wacha has given up at least 11 ER over his last 9.0 innings. The Rays have built a solid record in their first-place lead on the table, and they have the bats to back it up.

PICK: Over 9.5 (-110)

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