Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres 7/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins play the second game of a three-game interleague series on the road Saturday against the San Diego Padres. Minnesota dropped to 52-46 following its 10-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Minnesota was swept in its short two-game interleague series by the Brewers. The Twins are first in the American League Central but lead second-place Cleveland by only two games.

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .333 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in hits with 108 and on-base percentage at .405. Center fielder Byron Buxton is the leader in home runs with 24 and second baseman Jorge Polanco is the leader in RBIs with 49. On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins will send Sonny Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 3.52 ERA, 64 Ks and 18 BBs.

San Diego dropped to 55-45 following its 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. San Diego lost two of its three games in its interleague series to Detroit. The Padres have lost three out of the last four and are second in the National League West, 12 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.

Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .299 to lead San Diego and with 16 home runs, 54 RBIs, 101 hits and an on-base percentage of .374, leads the Padres in each category. Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 49. On Saturday, the San Diego Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the mound. The right-hander is 8-3 with a 2.63 ERA, 106 Ks and 25 BBs.