Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/10/2022

 

Game Time: 7:40 pm ET, Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -150, Twins +130; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -150, Twins +130; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -150, Twins +130; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Houston Astros:  18-11 (2nd place, AL West)

Minnesota Twins:  18-11 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Houston Astros:  8-2 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with an 18-11 record overall and they are 9-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 7 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Detroit Tigers 4-0 completing the sweep, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Twins on Tuesday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Jake Odorizzi was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Justin Verlander is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 3 Ks on 5 hits in 6.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging 3.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 1.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game with an 18-11 record overall and they are 11-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-0 completing the sweep, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Chris Paddack was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Joe Ryan will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 6 hits in 4.2 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging just over 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well recently and have been starting to heat up as they just won 7 straight games at home, sweeping 2 different series. They have had some of their players return to their lineup from injury as well while they are going up against a Twins side here that just had a bunch of their players put on the injury list, including key players like Correa, Buxton, and Sano. The Twins have also been playing very well and they have been great at home but they have not been missing as many players as they are now and they will not be able to compete with the Astros here in their current state. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

 

Astros Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (7:40 pm ET start time) is Astros 5 Twins 2.

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Houston Astros: 159-121 (-7.4 Units) ML in all games. 68-71 (-15.4 Units) ML in road games. 20-8 UNDER in all games.

Minnesota Twins: 37-33 (+11.1 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 to +150. 12-2 (+8.5 Units) ML at home when the total is 7 to 7.5. 10-4 UNDER as a home underdog of +125 to +175.

 

 

Houston Astros:  A. Diaz (SS) Ques Tues - Undisclosed. J. Meyers (CF) Mid May - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Out indefinitely - Back.

Minnesota Twins:  C. Correa (SS) Doub Tues - Finger. B. Buxton (CF) Ques Tues - Hip. M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

"Pitching is the name of the game. Our guys are going deep in the games so our bullpen isn't too stretched out. This was the last of the 17 (games) in a row so we urged our guys to finish strong. That's what stands out is the way that they've battled and fought and won a lot of close games." - Dusty Baker on his team’s win against the Tigers on Sunday

 

 

"It's been different guys stepping up and that's a little bit of our identity right now." - Jayce Tingler after his team’s win against the A’s on Sunday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) LF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Aledmys Diaz (R) SS

Niko Goodrum (S) 1B

Jason Castro (L) C

Jose Siri (R) CF

 

Max Kepler (L) RF

Jose Miranda (R) DH

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Nick Gordon (L) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Royce Lewis (R) SS

Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B

Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Michael Brantley (.273)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (27)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (8)

RBI:  Alex Bregman (17)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (5)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (3)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (4)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Gilberto Celestino (.324)

Hits:  Carlos Correa (24)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (9)

RBI:  Byron Buxton (17)

Stolen Bases:  Byron Buxton (1)

Wins:  Dylan Bundy (3)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (4)

ERA:  Joe Smith (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)