Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners 6/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Twins play the third and final game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. Minnesota is 36-27 following its 3-2 victory over Seattle in the opening game of the series. On Monday. Byron Buxton hit a home run and Chris Archer performed well on the mound to help lead the Twins to the victory. Minnesota is first in the American League Central, 3 ½ games ahead of the second place Cleveland Guardians. 

Luis Arraez is batting .362 to lead Minnesota and the second baseman has team highs in hits with 68 and on-base percentage at .444. Center fielder Byron Buxton is the leader in home runs with 18 and shortstop Jorge Polanco is the leader in RBIs with 33. On Wednesday, Minnesota will send Sonny Gray to the mound. the right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA, 39 Ks and 10 BBs.

With its one-run loss on Monday to Minnesota, Seattle dropped to 27-34. The Mariners have lost two straight and three out of the last four. Seattle has struggled at the plate this season with the team batting average of .237 that is 21st and the Mariners have scored only 248 runs which is 24th. Seattle is fourth in the American League West, 10 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Third baseman Ty France is batting .324 with 39 RBIs, 78 hits and an on-base percentage .401 to lead Seattle in each category. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with 11. On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Marco Gonzalez to the mound. The left-hander is 3-6 with a 3.63 ERA, 38 Ks and 24 BBs.