Twins vs Athletics Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of fortunes as the Minnesota Twins, boasting a solid 40-34 record, roll into the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum tonight to face the underdog Oakland Athletics, who are trying to find their footing at 28-49 this season. It’s a late-night showdown with the first pitch at 09:40 PM EST, set against the cool, breezy backdrop of an overcast Oakland evening. While the Twins are looking to close the gap in the American League, sitting 6.5 games back, the A’s are playing catch-up at 16 games behind. With the betting lines tipping in favor of the Twins and an over/under that promises some action, both teams are hungry to bounce back from their recent narrow defeats. So, as the Twins try to chop down the competition and the A’s swing for a chance to root their standings, tonight’s game is all set to be a real home run derby—Minnesota style!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 21, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 57.0° with 81% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-174	+143	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-172	+142	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+2	-1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

121W-155L

63.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

115W-166L

36.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/13/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Push	-0.0
06/13/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Push	-0.0
06/14/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+3.0
06/14/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Over	+3.0
06/16/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+7.0
06/16/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	8	Over	+7.0
06/16/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Push	-0.0
06/16/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Push	-0.0
07/14/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+1.0
07/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+1.0
07/15/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	10	Over	+9.0
07/15/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+9.0
07/16/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+1.0
07/16/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+1.0
09/26/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+6.0
09/26/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	11	Over	+6.0
09/27/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+2.0
09/27/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Over	+2.0
09/28/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-5.0
09/28/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-5.0

Twins Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Chris Paddack

ERA 5.253 | IP 73.7 | 5.0W-3.0L | KO 67.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-16-24	vsOAK	7-8W	2.3	5	5	0	Over
06-10-24	vsCOL	0-5W	6.3	6	0	6	Under
06-05-24	@NYY	5-9L	4.0	6	7	7	Over
05-30-24	vsKC	6-7W	5.7	5	4	4	Over
05-25-24	vsTEX	3-5W	5.0	4	2	3	Push
05-19-24	@CLE	2-5L	8.0	3	2	6	Under
05-14-24	vsNYY	5-1L	5.0	12	5	4	Under
05-08-24	vsSEA	3-6W	5.3	8	1	10	Over
05-03-24	vsBOS	2-5W	6.0	2	0	6	Under
04-27-24	@LAA	16-5W	5.0	8	4	2	Over

Joey Estes

ERA 5.971 | IP 34.7 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 30.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-16-24	@MIN	7-8L	2.7	8	6	2	Over
06-10-24	@SD	1-6L	5.0	8	3	3	Under
06-05-24	vsSEA	1-2W	6.3	1	0	5	Under
05-29-24	@TB	3-4L	5.0	2	1	5	Under
05-23-24	vsCOL	9-10W	7.0	7	4	6	Over
05-16-24	@HOU	1-8L	3.7	8	8	4	Over
05-11-24	@SEA	8-1W	5.0	2	1	5	Over
09-27-23	@MIN	4-6L	5.3	6	3	5	Over
09-20-23	vsSEA	6-3L	4.7	6	6	2	Over

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/22	@ TB	6-7L	10	3	Over
06/21	@ TB	2-3L	9	1	Under
06/20	@ TB	7-6W	13	1	Over
06/18	@ OAK	6-2W	12	4	Push
06/18	@ OAK	8-7W	14	3	Over
06/16	@ OAK	6-5W	10	1	Over
06/15	@ OAK	6-2W	13	1	Push
06/14	@ COL	17-9W	24	2	Over
06/13	@ COL	4-5L	8	2	Over
06/12	@ COL	5-0W	7	1	Under
06/11	vs PIT	11-5W	13	0	Over
06/10	vs PIT	0-4L	6	0	Under
06/09	vs PIT	0-3L	8	0	Under
06/08	vs NYY	5-8L	10	2	Over
06/07	vs NYY	5-9L	6	2	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/22	@ KC	2-3L	9	1	Under
06/21	@ KC	5-1W	8	1	Under
06/20	@ KC	7-5W	11	1	Over
06/18	vs MIN	7-8L	11	2	Over
06/18	vs MIN	2-6L	9	1	Push
06/16	vs MIN	5-6L	5	1	Over
06/15	vs MIN	2-6L	4	1	Push
06/14	vs SD	4-5L	10	0	Over
06/13	vs SD	3-4L	9	2	Under
06/12	vs SD	1-6L	8	1	Under
06/11	@ TOR	4-6L	7	1	Over
06/10	@ TOR	0-7L	5	0	Under
06/09	@ TOR	2-1W	5	1	Under
06/08	@ SEA	0-3L	2	0	Under
06/07	@ SEA	2-1W	5	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	9.2	11.9	0.271	0.431	0.408	0.839	0.339	0.020
#2 Carlos Correa	7.7	10.1	0.308	0.502	0.417	0.919	0.369	0.038
#3 Trevor Larnach	8.2	10.8	0.259	0.441	0.343	0.783	0.321	0.049
#4 Royce Lewis	9.1	12.1	0.377	0.925	0.528	1.453	0.558	0.170
#5 Byron Buxton	8.6	11.1	0.239	0.383	0.314	0.697	0.289	0.021
#6 Carlos Santana	7.2	9.6	0.247	0.447	0.366	0.813	0.330	0.051
#7 Jose Miranda	6.7	8.6	0.280	0.477	0.337	0.813	0.335	0.041
#8 Christian Vazquez	5.6	7.1	0.188	0.275	0.225	0.500	0.212	0.014
#9 Austin Martin	5.5	7.2	0.255	0.372	0.351	0.723	0.298	0.011

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Max Schuemann	6.4	8.3	0.226	0.314	0.358	0.673	0.277	0.019
#2 JJ Bleday	7.0	9.1	0.255	0.467	0.387	0.854	0.343	0.036
#3 Miguel Andujar	6.5	8.2	0.330	0.436	0.362	0.798	0.330	0.021
#4 Brent Rooker	7.2	9.6	0.260	0.502	0.383	0.885	0.356	0.057
#5 Tyler Soderstrom	5.3	7.0	0.232	0.432	0.379	0.811	0.327	0.053
#6 Shea Langeliers	6.3	8.4	0.202	0.430	0.287	0.717	0.296	0.058
#7 Zack Gelof	6.3	8.1	0.202	0.365	0.274	0.639	0.266	0.038
#8 Lawrence Butler	5.0	6.5	0.175	0.281	0.307	0.588	0.245	0.018
#9 Aledmys Diaz	5.2	6.6	0.125	0.125	0.125	0.250	0.108	0.000

Twins Notable Injuries

No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Athletics Notable Injuries

Ross Stripling OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 2.3
Kyle Muller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 1.7
Esteury Ruiz OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.382 Last game: 05/24/24. Impact: 0.6