Twins at Athletics 7/4/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics remain at home on Thursday and will host the Minnesota Twins. The Athletics are 2nd in the AL West and have won seven of their last ten games. Oakland beat the Twins 8-6 on Tuesday and carry a 25-19 home field record. The Athletics average 5.1 runs per game which ranks 9th in the MLB.

Tanner Anderson will make his 5th start of the season for Oakland. Anderson is 0-3 on the season with 17.2 innings pitched. Anderson has 15 strikeouts and carries a 7.13 ERA. Anderson pitched just 2.2 innings in his last start allowing 7 runs on 8 hits. The Minnesota Twins are the leaders of the AL Central as they continue this series in Oakland. The Twins have won five of their last ten games and carry a 27-17 road record. Minnesota has nine players who have double digit home runs hit on the season. Max Kepler leads the way with 21 home runs.

Jose Berrios will make his 18th start of the season for the Twins. Berrios is 8-4 on the season with 112 innings pitched. Berrios has 102 strikeouts and carries a 2.89 ERA. Berrios pitched 7.1 innings in his last start allowing 6 runs on 8 hits.