Twins vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Minnesota Twins, rocking a 33-31 record, roll into PNC Park to clash with the 31-33 Pittsburgh Pirates in a midday showdown that’s sure to add some spice to your lunch hour! With the first pitch at 01:35 PM EST, both teams are itching to climb their respective conference ladders, the Twins looking to close an 8.5-game gap and the Pirates aiming to narrow their 7-game deficit. Today’s betting lines are buzzing with the Twins slightly favored, but remember, the Pirates just hoisted their flag in victory against these very Twins yesterday. With the weather playing nice at a cool 66.9° under partly cloudy skies, and the wind adding a bit of drama at nearly 12 mph, who will sail smoothly and who will be left treading water? Let’s find out if the Twins can twin or if the Pirates will make them walk the plank again!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 09, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NNW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 66.9° with 55% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-114	-106	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-104	-116	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+10	-10	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

120W-155L

51.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

125W-147L

49.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/07/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Under	-5.0
06/07/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-5.0
06/08/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Under	-4.0
06/08/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-4.0
08/18/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Under	-2.0
08/18/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-2.0
08/19/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+3.0
08/19/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+3.0
08/20/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-6.0
08/20/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-6.0

Twins Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Bailey Ober

ERA 4.935 | IP 62.0 | 5.0W-4.0L | KO 60.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-04-24	@NYY	1-5L	5.0	3	3	2	Under
05-29-24	vsKC	6-1L	5.0	9	6	4	Under
05-24-24	vsTEX	2-3W	5.0	4	2	5	Under
05-18-24	@CLE	4-11L	4.0	8	5	4	Over
05-12-24	@TOR	5-1W	6.3	1	0	10	Under
05-07-24	vsSEA	10-6L	5.0	3	2	7	Over
05-01-24	@CWS	10-5W	6.0	6	4	3	Over
04-26-24	@LAA	5-3W	7.3	3	2	8	Under
04-20-24	vsDET	3-4W	6.0	2	1	6	Under
04-14-24	@DET	3-4L	6.0	3	0	3	Under

Jared Jones

ERA 3.245 | IP 69.3 | 4.0W-5.0L | KO 76.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-04-24	vsLAD	0-1W	6.0	3	0	6	Under
05-29-24	@DET	0-8L	4.3	5	7	2	Under
05-22-24	vsSF	9-5L	6.0	6	3	5	Over
05-16-24	@CHC	5-4W	6.0	7	3	7	Over
05-10-24	vsCHC	7-2L	6.0	7	3	4	Over
05-04-24	vsCOL	0-1W	7.0	1	0	10	Under
04-28-24	@SF	2-3L	5.0	6	3	3	Under
04-22-24	vsMIL	2-4W	6.0	4	1	7	Under
04-16-24	@NYM	1-3L	5.0	1	0	7	Under
04-11-24	@PHI	1-5L	6.3	6	3	8	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
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
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

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/10	@ MIN	4-0W	10	1	Under
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	Over
06/03	vs TOR	8-1W	11	2	Over
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	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Carlos Santana	7.1	9.4	0.217	0.389	33.3%	72.2%	4.5%
#2 Trevor Larnach	6.8	9.0	0.263	0.447	36.8%	81.6%	5.3%
#3 Carlos Correa	7.3	9.7	0.255	0.436	37.0%	80.6%	3.0%
#4 Max Kepler	7.5	9.9	0.26	0.44	35.3%	79.3%	2.7%
#5 Jose Miranda	6.1	7.9	0.273	0.453	32.3%	77.6%	3.7%
#6 Alex Kirilloff	6.4	8.5	0.213	0.407	31.3%	72.0%	3.3%
#7 Byron Buxton	6.6	8.5	0.23	0.368	30.3%	67.1%	2.0%
#8 Ryan Jeffers	6.3	8.5	0.233	0.492	37.0%	86.2%	6.3%
#9 Willi Castro	5.7	7.4	0.254	0.404	38.5%	78.9%	1.9%

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	7.3	9.6	0.237	0.384	38.9%	77.3%	4.0%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	7.9	10.2	0.263	0.417	36.7%	78.4%	3.1%
#3 Connor Joe	7.0	9.3	0.265	0.436	38.2%	81.9%	3.4%
#4 Oneil Cruz	7.5	9.8	0.243	0.44	32.6%	76.6%	4.1%
#5 Nick Gonzales	7.0	9.2	0.305	0.505	37.9%	88.4%	4.2%
#6 Rowdy Tellez	5.7	7.4	0.208	0.285	29.2%	57.6%	1.4%
#7 Jared Triolo	5.2	6.7	0.215	0.285	33.3%	61.8%	1.6%
#8 Jack Suwinski	6.1	8.0	0.179	0.311	29.8%	60.9%	3.3%
#9 Henry Davis	4.9	6.6	0.154	0.205	32.1%	52.6%	0.0%

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