On Sunday, the San Francisco Giants (46-50) are hosting the Minnesota Twins (54-41), at 4:05 PM ET, in the final game of a three-game series.
The favored Giants (-159 on the moneyline to win) host the Twins (+134). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Francisco Giants looking to Blake Snell (0-3), and Chris Paddack (5-3) taking the ball for the Minnesota Twins.
Yesterday, the Twins picked up a 4-2 victory over the Giants, with Cole Sands (1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) registering the win for the Twins. Carlos Santana finished 2-for-2 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Taylor Rogers (0.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) picked up the loss for the Giants.
Here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Giants vs. Twins matchup, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Minnesota Twins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:18 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Giants (-159, bet $159 to win $100)
- Underdog: Twins (+134, bet $100 to win $134)
- Over/under: 7.5
Giants vs. Twins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, July 14, 2024
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Oracle Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
- The Giants have won 25, or 54.3%, of the 46 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- San Francisco has a record of 7-2, a 77.8% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 61.4% chance to win.
- So far this season, San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of 96 games with a total.
- In 95 games with a spread this season, the Giants are 47-48-0 ATS.
Blake Snell (Giants probable starter)
- Snell (0-3) takes the mound for the Giants in his eighth start of the season. He’s put together a 7.85 ERA in 28 2/3 innings pitched, with 34 strikeouts.
- His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the left-hander went five scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.
- In seven games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 7.85, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .277 against him.
- Snell is yet to record a quality start so far this season.
- Snell has one start this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Twins offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.430) and ranks sixth in MLB play with 115 home runs. It has a collective .255 batting average, and is seventh in MLB with 824 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 464 runs.
Giants batting stats
- The Giants have hit 96 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- Hitters for San Francisco have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .391 team slugging percentage.
- The Giants have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
- San Francisco has scored the 15th-most runs in the majors this season with 424 (4.4 per game).
- The Giants have an on-base percentage of .315 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- San Francisco ranks 17th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- The Twins have won in 11, or 39.3%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Minnesota has come away with a win one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 42.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 47 of its 95 opportunities.
- The Twins have posted a record of 44-50-0 against the spread this season.
Chris Paddack (Twins probable starter)
- Paddack gets the start for the Twins, his 17th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 5.18 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.18, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .285 against him.
- Paddack has four quality starts under his belt this year.
- Paddack will look to secure his 12th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 16 outings this season.
- He meets a Giants offense that ranks 15th in the league with 424 total runs scored while batting .245 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .391 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 96 home runs (22nd in the league).
Twins batting stats
- The Twins average 1.2 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 115 total home runs.
- So far this year, Minnesota is third in baseball with a .430 slugging percentage.
- The Twins have the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.255).
- Minnesota is the sixth-highest scoring team in MLB, averaging 4.9 runs per game (464 total).
- The Twins are sixth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .325.