MLB Game Preview: Athletics (57-70) vs. Minnesota Twins (58-67)

Game Details

• Time: 7:40 PM ET
• Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis
• Series Status: Twins lead season series 3–2
• Broadcast: MNNT, NBCS-CA, ESPN

Pitching Matchup

• Athletics: J.T. Ginn (2–5, 5.04 ERA, 1.32 WHIP)
• Twins: Bailey Ober (4–7, 5.15 ERA, 1.35 WHIP)

Both starters have struggled with consistency, but Ginn has shown flashes of upside with a solid strikeout rate. Ober’s home ERA is slightly better than his road splits, which could help Minnesota hold serve.

Players to Watch

Athletics

• Shea Langeliers: 27 HR, 58 RBI – hitting .348 in August
• Brent Rooker: .275 AVG, 25 HR, 72 RBI – 3-game hit streak
• Nick Kurtz: .306 AVG, 25 HR – leads MLB rookies in HR and RBI

Minnesota Twins

• Byron Buxton: .277 AVG, 25 HR, 61 RBI – team leader in all three categories
• Luke Keaschall: .282 AVG, 32 times on base in first 18 MLB games
• Brooks Lee: .245 AVG, 12 HR – 5-game hit streak

Betting Insights

Twins are 33–29 at home and have dominated the Athletics at Target Field in recent years (9–1 since 2022). Oakland enters with a 3-game road win streak and ranks 4th in AL home runs.