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Twins vs Orioles Odds Favors Baltimore to Win Sixth Consecutive Against Minnesota

Rodriguez Looks to Improve to 3-0 For the Orioles

The Twins and Orioles combined for nine extra-base hits in the series opener with nine of the 11 runs scored in Baltimore’s 7-4 win coming via either doubles or home runs. The Twins vs Orioles odds favor Baltimore to make it two wins in a row against the Twins.

Baltimore has won the last five games against Minnesota and outscored the Twins 33-10 in those games. The Twins did win two of their three games in Baltimore.

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The MLB betting lines have Baltimore priced at -166 to win the game outright with +120 odds to cover as the 1.5-run total. Minnesota would pay out at +146 as the outright winner with -140 odds to cover against the run line as the 1.5-run underdog.

Baltimore turns to Grayson Rodriguez as he looks to improve to 2-0 in his fourth start of the season while Chris Paddack gets the start for the Twins.

Baltimore is fifth at +1100 in the odds of winning the World Series with Minnesota tied for 10th at +3000 in the championship odds.

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Day/Time:
Records: Twins 6-9/Orioles 10-6
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD
Streaming: Bally Sports North, MASN

Offense Stuck in Neutral for Twins

The starting lineup in the series opener for Minnesota featured a host of players struggling so far this season.
Carlos Santana, Christian Vazquez, Kyle Farmer, Byron Buxton, and Edouard Julien are all hitting .200 or lower with Manuel Margot hitting .206. Keep that in mind when looking at the Twins vs Orioles odds.

As a team, the Twins are batting just .185 this season. If not for 34 extra-base hits, Minnesota’s record could be significantly worse than 6-9 as the Twins are last in the majors with a .194 team batting average.

When looking at the MLB stats, a big problem for the Twins has been building on leads as Minnesota is last in the majors with a .158 average when the Twins are leading.

Nine of the last 12 times that Minnesota played on the road on a Tuesday, the game went under the total.

Runs Galore in Orioles Games

There haven’t been many pitching duels in recent games for Baltimore.

Since losing the series finale to the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 7, there have been 82 runs scored in the last seven games played by the Orioles with at least 10 runs scored in six straight games.

Baltimore is second only to the Los Angeles Dodgers with 24 home runs this MLB season with seven different players already having four home runs led by Gunnar Henderson’s five home runs. That could factor into the Twins vs Orioles odds.

The total has landed over in each of Baltimore’s last five games played in April.

Who’s Hot

  • Ryan Jeffers, Minnesota Twins C: Jeffers is 10-22 with four runs, three doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs over his last six games.
  • Craig Kimbrel, Baltimore Orioles P: Kimbrel has six straight scoreless outings with two hits allowed and 11 strikeouts over six innings of work.
  • Brock Stewart, Minnesota Twins P: Stewart has allowed four hits and no runs with eight strikeouts in seven innings in those games.
  • Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles IF: Westburg is 11-22 with four runs, two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs in his last six games.

Who’s Not

  • Kyle Farmer, Minnesota Twins IF: Farmer is 2-for-28 this season after going 0-for-3 in the series opener.
  • Austin Hays, Baltimore Orioles OF: Hays has one hit and eight strikeouts over his last 31 at-bats.
  • Jonathan Heasley, Baltimore Orioles P: Heasley has allowed eight hits and seven runs with two home runs and four walks allowed in 4.1 innings this season.
  • Jay Jackson, Minnesota Twins P: Jackson has allowed four hits, two home runs, and four runs over 2.2 innings in his last three appearances.

Twins vs Orioles Injury Update

Outfielder Trevor Larnach joins pitchers Daniel Duarte, Alejandro Hidalgo, Austin Schulfer, and Josh Staumont on the injured list for Minnesota.

Outfielders Terrin Vavra and Hudson Haskin, infielder Max Wagner as well as pitchers Cionel Perez and John Means are on the MLB injured list.

Twins vs Orioles Betting Preview

Rodriguez has allowed two runs or less in each of his three starts this season and now he gets to face the light-hitting Twins so it is hard to pick against the favored Orioles when it comes to the MLB scores today.

Baltimore has won its last two games and is 6-4 over the last 10 games while Minnesota has lost two in a row to fall to 3-7 in its last 10 contests.

Minnesota has covered in seven of its 10 road MLB games while Baltimore is 5-5 against the run line at home so far this season.

The Orioles are 8-2 against right-handed starting pitchers and lead the American League with a .473 slugging percentage against right-handed pitching. Minnesota is hitting just .180 with a .320 slugging percentage versus righties.

When looking at MLB weather conditions, there is no chance of rain and sunny conditions are expected at the time of the first pitch. Seven of Baltimore’s 10 games at home went over the total with the total at 8.5 runs for this game.

The total has gone over in four of Minnesota’s last six games while each of Baltimore’s last six games also went over the total as have four of the last five at home.

Baltimore has won its last five games against American League teams and that trend could continue in this matchup.

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