Astros vs Twins Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Houston Astros, with a solid 46-43 record, gear up to clash with the Minnesota Twins, who are sitting pretty at 49-39, at the iconic Target Field today! The first pitch is set to soar at 02:10 PM EST, so don’t miss it. With the Astros chasing closely in the American League standings and the Twins looking to extend their lead, the stakes are high. Fresh off their contrasting last encounters, where the Twins dominated and the Astros stumbled, both teams are itching to make a statement today. The betting lines are buzzing, the over/under tantalizingly set at 9.0, and the weather? Perfectly partly cloudy with just a whisper of a breeze—ideal baseball weather. So, as the Astros aim to rocket past recent setbacks and the Twins look to fortify their stronghold, expect today’s game to be nothing less than stellar—may the best celestial body win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 07, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 72.0° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+103	-123	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+124	-148	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+21	-25	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

165W-123L

44.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

154W-126L

55.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/31/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Under	-2.0
05/31/24	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-2.0
06/01/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-2.0
06/01/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-2.0
06/02/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Under	-2.0
06/02/24	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-2.0
07/05/24	Houston Astros HOU	13	Over	+16.0
07/05/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	12	Over	+16.0
07/06/24	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+3.0
07/06/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+3.0
04/07/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-4.0
04/07/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-4.0
04/08/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+6.0
04/08/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	9	Over	+6.0
04/09/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-3.0
04/09/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-3.0
05/29/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+3.0
05/29/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+3.0
05/30/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-3.0
05/30/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-3.0
05/31/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	8	Over	+1.0
05/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Over	+1.0

Astros Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-02-24	@TOR	6-7L	4.0	6	7	5	Over
06-26-24	vsCOL	1-7W	7.0	3	0	10	Under
06-20-24	@CWS	5-3W	4.3	5	3	2	Under
06-15-24	vsDET	13-5L	1.3	5	7	2	Over
06-10-24	@SF	3-4L	5.7	4	1	6	Under
06-04-24	vsSTL	5-8W	3.0	3	1	4	Over
05-30-24	@SEA	4-0W	6.0	2	0	8	Under
05-25-24	@OAK	1-3L	5.0	5	3	7	Under
05-19-24	vsMIL	4-9W	6.3	7	4	6	Over
05-13-24	vsOAK	2-9W	5.0	5	2	5	Over

S. Woods

ERA 3.516 | IP 71.7 | 3.0W-1.0L | KO 60.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-02-24	vsDET	3-5W	5.7	4	3	4	Under
06-26-24	@ARI	8-3W	5.3	4	3	4	Over
06-20-24	vsTB	7-6L	6.0	4	2	6	Over
06-14-24	vsOAK	5-6W	4.0	4	4	4	Over
06-08-24	@PIT	0-4L	6.3	6	1	6	Under
06-02-24	@HOU	4-3W	4.3	3	3	6	Under
05-28-24	vsKC	2-4W	5.0	3	2	4	Under
05-22-24	@WAS	3-2W	4.7	3	0	1	Under
05-17-24	@CLE	2-3L	5.3	4	1	2	Under
05-11-24	@TOR	8-10L	4.3	8	5	2	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/08	vs MIN	3-9L	7	1	Over
07/07	vs MIN	13-12W	16	1	Over
07/06	vs TOR	5-3W	9	1	Under
07/05	vs TOR	9-2W	11	1	Over
07/04	vs TOR	6-7L	8	1	Over
07/03	vs TOR	3-1W	4	2	Under
07/02	vs NYM	10-5W	15	1	Over
07/01	vs NYM	9-6W	10	1	Over
06/30	vs NYM	2-7L	12	1	Push
06/28	@ COL	7-1W	11	0	Under
06/27	@ COL	5-2W	9	0	Under
06/25	@ BAL	8-1W	15	1	Push
06/24	@ BAL	5-1W	6	3	Under
06/23	@ BAL	14-11W	14	1	Over
06/22	vs CWS	5-3W	11	1	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/08	@ HOU	9-3W	14	2	Over
07/07	@ HOU	12-13L	17	2	Over
07/06	@ DET	12-3W	14	1	Over
07/05	@ DET	2-9L	8	1	Over
07/04	@ DET	5-3W	7	2	Under
07/02	vs SEA	5-3W	8	1	Under
07/01	vs SEA	5-1W	10	1	Under
06/30	vs SEA	2-3L	6	1	Under
06/29	vs ARI	13-6W	13	1	Over
06/28	vs ARI	8-3W	14	1	Over
06/27	vs ARI	4-5L	6	2	Push
06/25	vs OAK	3-0W	6	1	Under
06/24	vs OAK	10-2W	16	1	Over
06/23	vs OAK	5-6L	10	2	Over
06/22	@ TB	6-7L	10	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	10.2	13.0	0.310	0.466	0.388	0.855	0.349	0.036
#2 Jeremy Pena	7.8	10.0	0.281	0.398	0.353	0.751	0.310	0.021
#3 Alex Bregman	9.1	11.9	0.251	0.404	0.345	0.749	0.307	0.029
#4 Yainer Diaz	7.9	10.2	0.284	0.418	0.331	0.749	0.310	0.023
#5 Luis Garcia	9.8	9.8	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#5 Jon Singleton	6.5	8.6	0.247	0.374	0.399	0.773	0.311	0.035
#6 Mauricio Dubon	6.7	8.6	0.293	0.404	0.329	0.733	0.305	0.013
#7 Jake Meyers	6.6	8.7	0.243	0.410	0.347	0.757	0.311	0.033
#8 Chas McCormick	7.2	9.5	0.208	0.319	0.292	0.611	0.255	0.021
#9 Cesar Salazar	4.7	6.5	0.368	0.474	0.526	1.000	0.395	0.000

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	9.2	12.0	0.272	0.442	0.410	0.853	0.344	0.022
#2 Trevor Larnach	8.4	11.1	0.246	0.419	0.335	0.754	0.309	0.045
#3 Carlos Correa	8.7	11.5	0.305	0.508	0.424	0.931	0.373	0.042
#4 Carlos Santana	7.7	10.1	0.247	0.429	0.366	0.794	0.323	0.042
#5 Max Kepler	8.9	11.7	0.262	0.413	0.342	0.756	0.312	0.027
#6 Byron Buxton	9.0	11.9	0.271	0.485	0.354	0.838	0.344	0.039
#7 Brooks Lee	6.5	8.6	0.467	0.733	0.533	1.267	0.504	0.067
#8 Matt Wallner	7.6	10.9	0.080	0.240	0.360	0.600	0.256	0.040
#9 Christian Vazquez	5.3	6.7	0.202	0.301	0.239	0.540	0.228	0.018

Astros Notable Injuries

Justin Verlander OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/11/24. Impact: 7.1
Victor Caratini OUT (C): Avg: 0.248 SLG:0.429 Last game: 06/21/24. Impact: 1.7
Jake Bloss OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/23/24. Impact: 1.2

Twins Notable Injuries

Chris Paddack OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/23/24. Impact: 4.8
Royce Lewis OUT (3B): Avg: 0.281 SLG:0.674 Last game: 07/04/24. Impact: 2.7