Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins 8/3/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/03/2020 at 2:07 PM ET

On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates open a two-game interleague series on the road against the Minnesota Twins. Pittsburgh fell to 2-6 following its 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The loss was Pittsburgh's third straight and fourth in the last five. The Pirates are in last place in the National League Central four games behind the first-place Cubs.

Colin Moran is leading Pittsburgh in hitting with a batting average of .321, in home runs with five, in RBIs with seven and in hits with nine. No other player on the Pirates has more than one home run. On Monday, the Pirates will send Derek Holland to the mound. The left-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 3.18, 5 Ks and 3 BBs. 

Minnesota improved to 6-2 following its 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. The win was Minnesota’s second straight and fifth out of its last six. Miguel Sano belted two home runs and Kenta Maeda threw six shutout innings in his debut at home for the Twins in the victory. Minnesota leads the American League Central by one game over the Detroit Tigers.

Nelson Cruz is leading Minnesota in hitting with a batting average of .333, in home runs with three, RBIs with 11 and hits with 10. The Minnesota designated hitter is also leading the club in on-base percentage at .394. On Monday, Minnesota will send Homer Bailey to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.60, 4 Ks and 2 BBs.

Although Minnesota will win this game at home on Monday, the play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of the Minnesota Twins’ last five and in each of Minnesota's last 6 at its home park. Pittsburgh has a team batting average of just .178 and has scored just six runs over its last three games played. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win but our best play is UNDER 4-1.

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