MLB Game Preview: Minnesota Twins (47-49) vs. Colorado Rockies (22-74)

Game Details

• Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
• Time: 8:40 PM ET
• Location: Coors Field, Denver, CO
• Watch: MNNT, COLR, MLB.TV

Team Form & Momentum

Minnesota Twins – Wild Card Contenders

• 6–3 in last 9 games, including series wins vs Cubs, Pirates, and Rays
• 4 games back of final AL Wild Card spot
• Chris Paddack (3–8, 4.95 ERA) starts; allowed 6 ER in last outing vs Cubs
• Twins are 13–4 when favored by -163 or more
• Byron Buxton (.289 AVG, 21 HR, 56 RBI) is on a tear: .588 AVG over last 5 games
• Ryan Jeffers (.247 AVG, 7 HR) has a 5-game hitting streak, batting .474 in that span

Colorado Rockies – Historically Struggling

• Worst record in MLB; on pace to lose 125 games
• 1–5 in last 6 games; 10–36 at home
• Kyle Freeland (1–10, 5.44 ERA) starts; 3 ER allowed in last outing vs Red Sox
• Rockies are 5–22 in interleague play
• Hunter Goodman (.277 AVG, 17 HR, 52 RBI) leads team in all major categories
• Tyler Freeman (.323 AVG) reached base in 25 straight games before break

Key Stats & Betting Trends

• Twins are 5–3 in last 8 games as moneyline favorites
• Rockies are 3–6 in last 9 games as underdogs
• Twins games have hit the Under in 7 of last 10 matchups
• Rockies have lost 17 consecutive home series

Player Spotlight

Byron Buxton (Twins)

• .289 AVG, 21 HR, 56 RBI
• Batting .588 over last 5 games with 3 doubles, a triple, and a HR
• Ranks 12th in MLB in HRs and 26th in RBI

Hunter Goodman (Rockies)

• .277 AVG, 17 HR, 52 RBI
• Most HRs and RBIs by a Rockies catcher before All-Star break in franchise history
• Ranks 31st in MLB in HRs and 48th in RBI