The Minnesota Twins (6-8) travel to face off against the Baltimore Orioles (9-6) on Monday, April 15th. This game will be played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore and televised on MASN. The Orioles are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Twins are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Brewers. First pitch is set for 6:35 ET.

Twins vs Orioles

The Twins will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Tigers with a 4-3 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 8th inning before the Tigers scored four runs in the bottom of the 8th. Minnesota was the +108 underdog on the money line going into the game.

Bailey Ober put together a good start for the Twins, going six innings and not giving up a run. He also issued just three hits and struck out three. However, the Twins couldn’t close things out, and Griffin Jax took the loss out of the bullpen. The Twins also wasted a big game from Christian Vazquez, who homered in the 2nd inning, going 1/3.

As the Twins are on the road today vs. the Orioles, they are looking to get back to .500, as they are currently 6-8 this season. In the AL Central, they are 3.5 games behind the Guardians and are in 4th place. So far, they have a series record of 1-2-2.

Minnesota has a losing record both at home (1-4) and on the road (5-4). Coming into today’s game, they have lost two straight games as the underdog and are 1-5 this season as the underdog.

Minnesota has been a solid bet against the run line this season, going 8-6 overall. They have been especially good on the road, where they are 7-2 against the run line. They have covered the run line in three straight road games and are 5-3 against the run line as the favorite.

The Twins have hit the under in 9 of their 14 games this season, and their games have averaged 7.5 runs per game. The over/under line for their games has averaged 8 runs per game, and their games have gone over that line in 5 of 14 games. The O/U line for today’s game against the Orioles is 9.5 runs, and the Twins have hit the under in 13 of their 14 games this season.

Louie Varland Gets The Start For The Twins

Louie Varland is getting the start for the Twins today on the road against the Orioles. He has had a rough start to the season, taking the loss in each of his first two starts. In his last outing, he went 5 innings, giving up 6 runs on 7 hits, including 2 home runs.

Twins Offense Breakdown

When looking at the Twins’ player projections, we see that Byron Buxton has the 6th highest total hits projection on the team and his 2nd highest home run projection on the team. His home run projection is 11th best in the league today. Manuel Margot has the highest total hits projection on the team and his home run projection is 20th best in the league today. Jose Miranda has the 2nd highest total hits projection on the team and his home run projection is 16th best in the league. Ryan Jeffers has the highest home run projection on the team and his 9th best in the league today.

Ryan O’Hearn and the Orioles are coming off a big 6-4 win over the Brewers to close out their series. O’Hearn went 2/3 with a homer and two RBIs. The Orioles really broke things open with a three-run 2nd inning. Baltimore was the heavy favorite at -222 going into the game.

Corbin Burnes got the start for the Orioles, going five innings and giving up just two runs on six hits. He only had five strikeouts in the outing and got the win.

With an overall record of 9-6, the Orioles are 2nd in the AL East, trailing the Yankees by 2.5 games. The Orioles head into today’s game having a three-game winning streak in interdivisional games, as they swept the Brewers in a two-game series.

Looking at their overall series record for the season, the Orioles are 3-2. When favored to win, they have gone 8-5 this season compared to 1-1 as the underdog. At home, they are 5-4 and 4-2 on the road.

When the Orioles win, they win big, with an average run differential of +4.2 runs per game. They are 8-7 against the run line this season, and have been a good bet on the road, going 4-2. They have been favored in 13 of their games, going 7-6 against the run line in those contests.

With an over/under line of 9.5 runs, the Baltimore Orioles have seen their fair share of high-scoring games this season. Their games have averaged 10 runs per game, and their over/under record is 9-4. However, the Orioles have played 15 games with lower over/under lines than today’s 9.5, and their games have gone over the line in five straight contests.

Cole Irvin Gets The Start For The Orioles

Cole Irvin is getting the start for the Orioles at home against the Twins. So far this season, he has a no-decision and a loss in his first two starts. In his last outing, he went 5 innings and gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, including 1 home run.

Orioles Offense Breakdown

For the Orioles, we have Anthony Santander as our top home run projection on the team and 8th in the league today. Gunnar Henderson is 2nd on the team and 9th in the league in terms of home run projections. In terms of total hits, Gunnar Henderson has the highest projection on the team and 26th in the league. Ryan O’Hearn is 2nd on the team in terms of total hits.

Twins vs Orioles Prediction

Our prediction for today’s Twins vs. Orioles matchup is to take the Orioles on the money line at -150. We have the Orioles winning this one by a score of 5-4. If you were looking to take this game on the run line, we would recommend taking the Orioles to win by a single run.

Looking at the starting pitcher’s, we have Louie Varland finishing with seven strikeouts compared to Cole Irvin with five. However, we have Irvin finishing with a better ERA than Varland, and we have the Orioles finishing with more hits than the Twins.

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