Twins vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive back into the action as the Minnesota Twins, sitting comfortably with a 33W-30L record, gear up to raid PNC Park, the stronghold of the Pittsburgh Pirates who are balancing the plank at 30W-33L. The clash is set for a 04:05 PM EST showdown with the Pirates looking to hoist their flag again after a recent victory over the Twins. With the betting lines drawing a thin line between the two, and an over/under that promises a flurry of runs, today’s game is anything but predictable. Under the sunny skies of Pittsburgh, with a gentle western wind whispering strategies, both teams are eager to climb up their respective conference ladders. As the Twins try to mine victories and the Pirates aim to sail through troubled waters, today’s game is set to be a true battle of wits and wills!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 08, 2024 04:05PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Sunny with winds from the WSW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 68.4° with 53% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-118	-102	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-126	+106	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-8	+208	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

120W-154L

55.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

124W-147L

44.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/07/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Under	-6.0
06/07/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-6.0
08/18/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Under	-3.0
08/18/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-3.0
08/19/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+2.0
08/19/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+2.0
08/20/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-7.0
08/20/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-7.0

Twins Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

S. Woods

ERA 3.045 | IP 44.3 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 36.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
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
05-06-24	vsSEA	1-3W	6.0	1	0	8	Under
04-30-24	@CWS	6-5W	3.7	7	2	2	Over
04-25-24	vsCWS	3-6W	5.0	7	2	6	Push
04-13-24	@DET	4-1W	6.0	2	1	5	Under
04-22-23	vsWAS	10-4L	4.7	7	5	5	Over

Carmen Mlodzinski

ERA 6.75 | IP 10.7 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 11.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	vsLAD	11-7L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
06-05-24	vsLAD	6-10W	1.0	1	1	1	Over
06-02-24	@TOR	4-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Push
05-31-24	@TOR	3-5L	2.0	0	1	3	Under
05-26-24	vsATL	8-1L	2.0	3	3	1	Push
05-22-24	vsSF	9-5L	1.0	4	4	2	Over
05-21-24	vsSF	6-7W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
05-17-24	@CHC	9-3W	1.7	3	2	1	Over
09-29-23	vsMIA	4-3L	0.7	1	0	0	Under
09-28-23	@PHI	3-2W	1.0	1	1	1	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
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
06/06	vs NYY	1-5L	2	1	Under
06/04	vs HOU	4-3W	7	2	Under
06/03	vs HOU	2-5L	4	0	Under
06/02	vs HOU	6-1W	6	2	Under
06/01	@ KC	7-6W	9	2	Over
05/31	@ KC	1-6L	8	0	Under
05/30	@ KC	4-2W	11	0	Under
05/29	@ KC	6-5W	7	2	Over
05/28	@ TEX	2-6L	3	0	Under
05/27	@ TEX	5-3W	7	1	Under
05/26	@ TEX	3-2W	10	1	Under
05/24	vs WAS	3-2W	7	2	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/09	@ MIN	3-0W	4	2	Under
06/08	@ LAD	7-11L	14	2	Over
06/07	@ LAD	10-6W	9	0	Over
06/06	@ LAD	1-0W	4	1	Under
06/04	vs TOR	4-5L	11	0	Push
06/03	vs TOR	8-1W	11	2	Push
06/02	vs TOR	3-5L	6	0	Under
05/31	vs DET	10-2W	13	2	Over
05/31	vs DET	0-8L	3	0	Under
05/28	@ ATL	1-8L	5	0	Push
05/27	@ ATL	4-1W	7	0	Under
05/26	@ ATL	11-5W	14	1	Over
05/25	@ SF	6-7L	9	3	Over
05/24	@ SF	5-9L	6	1	Over
05/23	@ SF	7-6W	11	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Trevor Larnach	7.4	9.8	0.264	0.455	37.3%	82.7%	5.5%
#2 Carlos Correa	8.5	11.3	0.261	0.447	37.9%	82.6%	3.1%
#3 Royce Lewis	9.6	12.7	0.364	1.182	54.5%	172.7%	27.3%
#4 Max Kepler	8.3	11.0	0.26	0.445	35.6%	80.1%	2.7%
#5 Jose Miranda	6.9	8.9	0.28	0.465	33.1%	79.6%	3.8%
#6 Alex Kirilloff	6.9	9.2	0.215	0.409	30.9%	71.8%	3.4%
#7 Byron Buxton	8.5	11.1	0.228	0.369	30.2%	67.1%	2.0%
#8 Willi Castro	6.4	8.3	0.251	0.403	37.4%	77.7%	1.9%
#9 Christian Vazquez	5.7	7.2	0.178	0.254	21.2%	46.6%	1.7%

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	7.5	9.9	0.228	0.378	38.3%	76.2%	4.1%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.4	10.9	0.259	0.416	36.5%	78.0%	3.1%
#3 Connor Joe	7.6	10.0	0.27	0.445	39.0%	83.5%	3.5%
#4 Oneil Cruz	8.7	11.3	0.247	0.447	32.6%	77.2%	4.2%
#5 Ke’Bryan Hayes	7.3	9.5	0.253	0.335	38.0%	71.5%	1.3%
#6 Nick Gonzales	7.1	9.4	0.308	0.516	38.5%	90.1%	4.4%
#7 Rowdy Tellez	6.6	8.5	0.2	0.257	28.6%	54.3%	0.7%
#8 Henry Davis	5.3	7.1	0.154	0.205	32.1%	52.6%	0.0%
#9 Jack Suwinski	6.9	9.1	0.179	0.311	29.8%	60.9%	3.3%

Twins Notable Injuries

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

Pirates Notable Injuries

Martin Perez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 3.8
Quinn Priester OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 3.2
Joey Bart OUT (C): Avg: 0.267 SLG:0.517 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 2.3
Ji Hwan Bae OUT (OF): Avg: 0.208 SLG:0.208 Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 1.8
Alika Williams OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.21 SLG:0.29 Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 0.4