The Minnesota Twins (38-32) will host the Oakland Athletics (26-46), Saturday at 2:10 PM ET, with the Twins on a three-Game winning run.

The Athletics are an underdog (+157 on the moneyline) when they take the field at the Twins (-189). The Minnesota Twins will hand the ball to Bailey Ober (5-4, 5.13 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to Joey Estes (2-2, 4.78 ERA).

These clubs play again following the Twins’ 6-5 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Jhoan Duran (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Twins. Max Kepler went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Scott Alexander (0.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Athletics.

Get ready for the Twins vs. Athletics with what you need to know before Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Twins (-189, bet $189 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+157, bet $100 to win $157)
  • Over/under: 9

Twins vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, June 15, 2024
  • Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Target Field
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Twins stats and trends

Twins betting records

  • The Twins have won 27, or 62.8%, of the 43 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • Minnesota is 9-2 this season when entering a game favored by -189 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 65.4% chance to win.
  • Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of its 70 games with a total this season.
  • The Twins are 31-38-0 against the spread in their 69 chances this season.

Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)

  • The Twins are sending Ober (5-4) to the mound to make his 14th start of the season. He is 5-4 with a 5.13 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
  • The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.13, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents are hitting .242 against him.
  • Ober enters the matchup with four quality starts under his belt this year.
  • Ober enters this matchup with 10 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
  • He has made two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
  • He will take the hill against an Athletics squad that is hitting .219 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .369 (22nd in MLB) with 81 total home runs (fifth in MLB).

Twins batting stats

  • The Twins have hit 76 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
  • Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .404 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
  • The Twins have a team batting average of .239 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
  • Minnesota has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 320.
  • The Twins have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
  • Minnesota ranks 16th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (30.2%) in those games.
  • This season, Oakland has come away with a win nine times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +157 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 38.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 31 of its 72 opportunities.
  • The Athletics have an against the spread record of 36-36-0 in 72 games with a line this season.

Joey Estes (Athletics probable starter)

  • Estes (2-2 with a 4.78 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season.
  • In his last time out on Tuesday, the righty went five innings against the San Diego Padres, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
  • In six games this season, the 22-year-old has an ERA of 4.78, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .231 against him.
  • Estes is looking to pick up his second quality start of the year in this matchup.
  • Estes is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per start.
  • In one of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
  • He will face a Twins offense that ranks 10th in the league with 320 total runs scored while batting .239 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .404 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 76 home runs (ninth in the league).

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics average 1.1 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 81 total home runs.
  • So far this year, Oakland ranks 22nd in baseball with a .369 slugging percentage.
  • The Athletics rank 29th in the majors with a .219 batting average.
  • The offense for Oakland is No. 28 in baseball scoring 3.6 runs per game (257 total runs).
  • The Athletics’ .290 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.
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