Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/16/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Monday, May 16, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -130, Athletics +110; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -130, Athletics +105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  19-15 (1st place, AL Central)

Oakland Athletics:  15-21 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  4-6 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 19-15 record overall and they are 7-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Monday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Cleveland Guardians still to be played on Sunday. Joe Ryan is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Chris Archer is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 0-1 with a 4.43 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 2 Ks on 5 hits in 3 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 21 runs against them averaging 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 15-21 record overall and they are 5-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just won their 5-game series against the Detroit Tigers 4-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday with the series finale of their series against the Angels still to be played on Sunday. Frankie Montas is the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while rookie pitcher Zach Logue is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 6 strikeouts on 5 hits in 7 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 20 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game starting to play much better in their recent games as they have started to win more games again. They are coming off of a very nice series win against the Tigers followed up by a series against the Angels that they played very well in. They are starting to hit the ball much better and their pitching has been very good in that span as well. They have a rookie pitcher on the mound here but he has been pitching very well in his first three starts and will likely keep on pitching well here as he offers a surprise for the Twins as there is not a lot of tape on him to study. The Twins have not been playing well recently as they have gone into a little slump and they have Archer on the mound here who has not been pitching great this season. The Athletics are starting to play better now and they are catching the Twins in a little slump here. The best bet in this game is on the Athletics to win here at home.

 

Twins Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 16, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Athletics 2 Twins 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 129-129 (-19.2 Units) ML in all games. 55-70 (-17.3 Units) ML in road games. 20-12 UNDER in all games.

Oakland Athletics: 29-18 (+8 Units) ML against AL Central opponents. 20-9 (+11.5 Units) ML after scoring 4 runs or less 4 straight games. 13-7 UNDER at home when the total is 7 to 7.5.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Bundy (SP) Late May - Illness. C. Correa (SS) Late May - Finger.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Late May - Oblique. C. Irvin (SP) Late May - Shoulder. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

 

 

 

"As we've learned that rule over the years, and you don't see it that often, but every time it's played out, it's been emphasized that the runner has to continue on, and he did not. And I, still as I sit here, am convinced that it was an incorrect call." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Saturday.

 

 

"I haven't come down yet. It's a great feeling for this group. They don't give up. They fight through the end of the game every day, every night and I couldn't be prouder of that that group right now." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s win against the Angels on Saturday.

 

 

 

Luis Arraez (L) DH

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Max Kepler (L) RF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Jose Miranda (R) 1B

Nick Gordon (L) LF

Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

Royce Lewis (R) SS

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Sheldon Neuse (R) 1B

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Gilberto Celestino (.333)

Hits:  Jorge Polanco (30)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (10)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (20)

Stolen Bases:  Byron Buxton (1)

Wins:  Dylan Bundy (3)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (4)

ERA:  Joe Smith (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.364)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (34)

Home Runs:  Sean Murphy (4)

RBI:  Sean Murphy (17)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (4)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (6)

ERA:   Dany Jimenez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)