Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Prediction MLB Picks 8/20/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving San Diego

-Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and San Diego

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Twins and Padres.

Twins Have Lost Two Straight Games

The Twins are suddenly struggling, and they have lost two straight games. The Twins pitching gave up five runs in the first three innings, and they couldn’t bounce back. Christian Vasquez finished with two hits and drove in two RBIs. The Twins are averaging 4.88 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.32 runs per game. The offense is ranked 7th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 14th. Ryan Jeffers has hit 19 home runs and driven in 57 RBIs. Carlos Santana has hit 18 home runs and driven in 55 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Twins will be Bailey Ober who sits with a 12-5 record and an ERA of 3.49. In his last start against the Texas Rangers, he went six innings, giving up seven hits and two runs. 

Why the Twins Will Beat the Padres

• The Padres have lost seven of their last eight home games against AL Central opponents following a win.
• The Twins have won five of their last six night games after playing the previous day.
• The Padres have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games against AL Central opponents following a win.
• The Twins have covered the run line in four of their last five games against NL West opponents following a loss.

Padres Have Played Well

The Padres have played well this season, and they come into this game with 71 wins. Jackson Merrill finished with a hit and drove in three RBIs. The Padres are averaging 4.76 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.2 runs per game. The offense is ranked 11th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 13th. Manny Machado has hit 19 home runs and driven in 71 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Padres will be Martin Perez, who sits with a 3-5 record and an ERA of 4.62. In his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates he went 5.1 innings giving up five hits and one run. 

Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction

Ober sits with an ERA of 3.49, and I trust him here. The Padres' offense is going to be ice-cold here. The Twins offense might not run up the score, but they are going to score at least four runs here, and that is going to be enough for them to get the job done. This might be a game where the Twins need a run in the 9th inning to get the job done, but they will get that. Back the Twins on money line.