The Minnesota Twins conclude a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Houston Astros. Minnesota lost the opening game of the series on Monday 4-1. Twins starter Kyle Gibson was tagged with the loss falling to 7-12 on the season after allowing four runs on four hits with just two earned over seven innings. The loss was Gibson’s third straight.
Alex Bregman homered for the third consecutive game for Houston, while Yuli Gurriel went deep as well helping the Astros win a third straight game. Dallas Keuchel allowed one unearned run on five hits in six innings of work for the win. Houston leads the American League West by 2 ½ games over the Oakland A’s. Eddie Rosario leads Minnesota with a .292 batting average and team highs in hits with 154, home runs with 22 and RBIs with 74, but remains out indefinitely with a quad muscle injury. Minnesota has a team batting average of .245, while opposing hitters are averaging .260 at the plate against Twins pitching. On Wednesday, the Twins will send Jake Odorizzi to the mound. The right-hander this season is 5-9 with an ERA of 4.41, 144 Ks and 57 BBs.
Jose Altuve leads Houston with a .321 batting average. Alex Bregman leads the Astros in home runs with 28, RBIs with 89, and hits with 151. Houston has a team batting average of .255 while opposing hitters are averaging .216 at the plate against Astros pitching. On Wednesday, the Astros will send Framber Valdez to the mound. The lefthander this season is 2-1 with an ERA of 1.26, 10 Ks and 7 BBs.
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Houston has won 5 of the last 6 against Minnesota at home and 10 of the last 13 meetings between the two overall. Minnesota has had its problems with Odorizzi on the mound losing each of the right-hander’s last 5 starts on the road and each of Odorizzi’s last 4 starts against teams from the AL West. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win and cover the run line 6-1.
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