Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/17/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  20-15 (1st place, AL Central)

Oakland Athletics:  15-22 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 20-15 record overall and they are 7-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Chris Archer is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Josh Winder is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 2-1 with a 2.45 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 3 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 2 Ks on 6 hits in 3.1 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 15-22 record overall and they are 5-12 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Tuesday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Rookie pitcher Zach Logue is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while James Kaprielian is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 0-2 with a 4.97 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 1 strikeout on 3 hits in 5 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 6 runs in their last series averaging 1.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 18 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game playing much better in their last series as they were in a little slump but just won their last series against the Guardians. They hit the ball very well in that series scoring a lot of runs in their games but their pitching has also been great in their last 2 games and they have Winder starting here who has been very good this season. They are going up against an Athletics side that has reverted back to their poor play as they just lost their last series to the Angels in a 4-game series. They did not hit the ball well in that series as they did not score a lot of runs and their pitching was not very good either. Their starter in this game is also a rookie like Winder but has been having a much worse start to his season and will likely get beat up by a Twins team that is playing well right now. The best bet here is on the Twins to win this game.

 

Twins Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 17, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Twins 4 Athletics 1.

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Minnesota Twins: 20-14 (+5.6 Units) ML in all games. 20-12 UNDER in all games. 15-5 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Oakland Athletics: 5-13 (-9.1 Units) ML in home games. 9-17 (-6.2 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 20-14 UNDER in all games.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"We really needed a good start from Joe Ryan and he gave us exactly what we were looking for." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s win against the Guardians on Sunday.

 

 

"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.

 

 

 

Byron Buxton (D) CF

Luis Arraez (Z) 1B

Jorge Polanco (A) 2B

Max Kepler (Z) RF

Gary Sanchez (D) DH

Gio Urshela (D) 3B

Nick Gordon (Z) LF

Ryan Jeffers (D) C

Royce Lewis (D) SS

 

Tony Kemp (Z) 2B

Jed Lowrie (A) DH

Ramon Laureano (D) RF

Chad Pinder (D) LF

Sean Murphy (D) C

Christian Bethancourt (D) 1B

Elvis Andrus (D) SS

Kevin Smith (D) 3B

Cristian Pache (D) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Gilberto Celestino (.333)

Hits:  Jorge Polanco (30)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (11)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (20)

Stolen Bases:  Byron Buxton (1)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (4)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (5)

ERA:  Joe Smith (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.333)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (34)

Home Runs:  Sean Murphy (4)

RBI:  Sean Murphy (18)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (4)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (4)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (6)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)