Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros 8/23/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins will travel on the road to the state of Texas to face off against the Houston Astros on Tuesday for a scheduled first pitch time of 8:10 PM Eastern. This game will be available on MLB extra innings and you can find more MLB previews as well. Minnesota comes into this game with a record on the season of 62–57, and have won three out of the last five games including a series victory against the Kansas City Royals. The last series however against Texas came in a split.

The Houston Astros come into this game with a record on the season of 78–45 which is good enough for best in the American League. Houston has won three out of their last five games however lost their most recent series on the road against Atlanta. The previous series against the Chicago White Sox was a split 2-2.

Minnesota is undecided on a starter for this matchup however are led by Byron Buxton in home runs with 28 on the season to go along with a batting average of .222 and 51 RBIs. Jorge Polanco is the team leader in RBIs however with 55 to go along with 15 home runs.

Cy Young Candidate  Justin Verlander will be the starter for Houston in this match up with 15 wins on the season and only three losses, to go along with a phenomenal earned run average of 1.95 and 138 strikeouts on the season in 143 innings pitched. Justin Verlander has given up 101 hits, walked 25 hitters, and has given up 12 home runs.