Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction MLB Picks 9/5/24

Tampa Bay Rays (67-69) vs Minnesota Twins (74-62)

Game Info: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 1:10 pm (Tropicana Field)

Taj Bradley (6-9) (4.35) vs Pablo Lopez (13-8) (4.05)

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The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays meet Thursday in MLB game 4 action at Tropicana Field. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Pick.

Minnesota Twins Betting Preview

The Minnesota Twins are 75-64 on the year and play the Royals and Angels next. The Minnesota Twins have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Minnesota Twins have split their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Willi Castro leads the Minnesota Twins with 124 hits and 52 RBI while Jose Miranda and Carlos Santana have combined for 215 hits and 108 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 69-70 on the year and play the Angels and Orioles next. The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 6 games. The Tampa Bay Rays have split their last 4 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 139 hits and 61 RBI while Jose Caballero and Brandon Lowe have combined for 166 hits and 91 RBI. The Rays will take on the Phillies after this series.

Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Pick Matchup

Pablo Lopez gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 13-8 with a 4.05 ERA and 164 strikeouts this season. Lopez has allowed 29 hits and 6 earned runs in his last 31.2 innings. Lopez has a 4.11 ERA and a .219 allowed batting average in 81 road innings. Lopez is 1-3 with a 4.05 ERA and 38 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 6-9 with a 4.35 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season. Bradley has allowed 37 hits and 27 earned runs in his last 23.1 innings. Bradley has a 3.92 ERA and a .212 allowed batting average in 59.2 home innings. Bradley is 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

The Twins have won seven of their last eight-day games against American League opponents following a loss.
The Rays have lost five of their last six-day games against American League opponents following a home win.
The Rays have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight-day games against American League opponents following a home win.
The Twins have covered the run line in four of their last five-day games against American League opponents following a road loss.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

Jose Siri has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with the Rays against AL opponents.
Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five Thursday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
Brandon Lowe has scored a run in each of the Rays' last four games as underdogs.
Josh Lowe has recorded two or more total bases in six of his seven previous home appearances against the Twins after playing the previous day.
Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rays' last four-day games.
Josh Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of his eight previous appearances against the Twins at Tropicana Field.

Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts

Carlos Santana has hit a home run in six of his last eight road appearances against AL East opponents.
Carlos Santana has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Twins' last four-day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Pablo Lopez has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances with the Twins as road favorites against AL opponents.
Pablo Lopez has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with the Twins as road favorites.
Byron Buxton has recorded at least one Double in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Max Kepler has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with the Twins as road favorites.
Carlos Correa has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight road appearances.
Carlos Correa has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances.
Byron Buxton has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six appearances in day games.

Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction

Pablo Lopez has been hit or miss more than he's been in his past, but I still have to lean toward the Twins in this spot. The Minnesota Twins are fighting for their playoff lives and need to take advantage of games against lesser teams. The Tampa Bay Rays aren't good and have issues stringing together offense. Taj Bradley has also been hittable this season, and he's been getting rocked over his last handful of starts. I'll side with the Twins to get a win on Thursday afternoon.