Twins vs Astros Picks and Prediction – 6/14/2025

The Minnesota Twins play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Houston Astros. The Twins are 36-32 following a 16-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday. The Twins' pitching gave up 16 hits to the Rangers. Minnesota has lost five of the last seven. The Twins are second in the American League Central, but trail the first-place Detroit Tigers by eight games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Ty France is batting .277 with 67 hits to lead Minnesota in both categories. Byron Buxton leads in home runs with 11 and RBI with 41, while Ryan Jeffers leads in on-base percentage with .343. Minnesota is batting .244 with a .390 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Minnesota will send Joe Ryan to the mound. The right-hander is 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA, 82 Ks, and 15 BBs.

The Houston Astros improved to 38-30 following Thursday’s 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Isaac Paredes hit a solo home run, while Jose Altuve hit a pair of doubles and had two RBI. Houston has won two straight and five of the last seven. The Astros lead the American League West by 4 ½ games over the second-place Seattle Mariners.

Jeremy Pena is batting .324 with 85 hits and an on-base percentage of .378 to lead Houston in the three categories. Isaac Paredes leads Houston in home runs with 15 and in RBI with 42. Houston is batting .254 with a .392 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Houston will send Hunter Brown to the mound. The right-hander is 8-3 with a 1.82 ERA, 93 Ks, and 25 BBs.

Minnesota has lost five of its last seven, while Houston has won five of its last seven, and the Astros are 11-4 over the last 15 played at home. Minnesota starter Joe Ryan has allowed 10 runs across 21 innings in his last four outings. Houston starter Hunter Brown has performed well in each of the last three outings, allowing two runs on 11 hits across 17.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Houston Astros win 6-2.