Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics 5/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 05/17/2022 at 9:37 AM ET

The Twins are heading to the game here with a 20-15 record on the year. Oakland is coming in with a 15-22 record on the year. Both of these teams do play against each other on Monday night.

The Twins are putting John Winder on the mound in this game. Winder has posted a 2-1 record and a 2.45 ERA. Winder has thrown 25.2 innings on the year and has struck out 22 batters while walking 7 and allowing 18 hits.

The Athletics are putting James Kaprielian on the mound. Kaprielian has ended up throwing horrible with an 0-2 record and a 4.97 ERA. James Kaprielian has thrown 12.2 innings on the year and has struck out 10 batters while walking 9 and giving up 9 hits.

The Twins are hitting at a clip of .238 on the year with a .315 OBP and a total of 137 runs scored. The Athletics for their part are hitting at a clip of  .200 with a .270 OBP and has scored a total of 122 runs on they year.

The game here is one which the Athletics are going to have to improve dramatically in the game play. However, the Twins are coming in playing better and hitting better overall compared to the Athletics and that will make the difference for the Twins to pull out the win in this game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 4-1.

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