Minnesota Twins (43-36) vs Baltimore Orioles (35-42)
Game Info: Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 2:10 pm (Target Field)
Sonny Gray (4-1) (2.17) vs Jordan Lyles (4-7) (4.94)
Betting Odds: Minnesota Twins -256 / Baltimore Orioles +180 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins face off on Saturday in an MLB showdown at Target Field. On Friday it was Byron Buxton that hit a walk-off two-run home run to secure the Twins victory.
The Twins come into this game with a 44-36 record overall and they needed the win on Friday badley after losing a couple of games late against Cleveland in the last series. The stats for the Twins offense look good, but they have no doubt been inconsistent. The Twins are averaging 4.51 runs per game which is 11th in baseball. Buxton has hit 21 home runs and driven in 38 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Orioles who sit with a 35-43 record overall and they have lost three games in a row. Over the last three games, the offense has scored only five runs total, and they need to get the offense going in this series to find success. Overall the Orioles offense is averaging 4.08 runs per game which is 20th in baseball.
On the mound for the Orioles Jordan Lyles who sits with a 4-7 record and an ERA of 4.94. In his last start against the Chicago White Sox, he went seven innings giving up six hits and four earned runs.
On the mound for the Twins is Sonny Gray who sits with a 4-1 record and an ERA of 2.17. In his last start against Cleveland, he went seven innings giving up three hits and zero runs.
The Twins are 7-1 in Gray’s last eight starts. The Orioles are 1-5 in Lyles last six starts. The over is 5-1 in the Twins' last six games on Saturday. The over is 7-2-1 in the Twins last ten games against the American League East.
Gray has been lights out this season and in his last start he gave up zero runs. The Buxton home run is going to wake up the Twins bats, and they will tee off on Lyles here who gave up four runs in his last start. The Twins will cruise to a comfortable victory and the -1.5 will cash.