Athletics vs Twins Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Oakland Athletics, with their 26-45 record, hustle over to Target Field to challenge the 37-32 Minnesota Twins under the clear evening skies of Minneapolis. The first pitch is set to soar at 08:10 PM EST, sparking off a showdown that’s about to heat up the standings in the American League. With the A’s looking to claw back from a 14-game deficit and the Twins aiming to chop their 7.5-game gap, the stakes are as high as the over/under of 8.5. Fresh off their contrasting fortunes in their last face-off, where the Twins celebrated a 6-2 victory, both teams are pumped and ready to swing back into action. With a gentle breeze nudging the ball at 2.2 mph in sunny, 70-degree weather, tonight’s game promises to be a crisp contest. So, as the A’s try to ‘mine’ some victories and the Twins look to ‘twin’ yet again, let’s see which team will dig deeper and swing for the fences!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 14, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 70.0° with 53% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+146	-178	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+151	-183	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+5	-5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

106W-165L

39.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

147W-122L

60.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/13/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-0.5
06/13/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Under	-0.5
07/14/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+0.5
07/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+0.5
07/15/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	10	Over	+8.5
07/15/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+8.5
07/16/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+0.5
07/16/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+0.5
09/26/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+5.5
09/26/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	11	Over	+5.5
09/27/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+1.5
09/27/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Over	+1.5
09/28/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-5.5
09/28/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-5.5

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

Mitch Spence

ERA 3.682 | IP 51.3 | 4.0W-3.0L | KO 40.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-09-24	vsTOR	6-4L	7.0	5	2	3	Over
06-04-24	vsSEA	4-3L	6.0	9	4	3	Under
05-28-24	@TB	3-0W	5.3	1	0	4	Under
05-22-24	vsCOL	4-3L	3.0	5	2	4	Under
05-17-24	@KC	2-6L	4.7	5	1	4	Under
05-13-24	@HOU	2-9L	0.7	2	2	1	Over
05-11-24	@SEA	8-1W	1.0	1	0	0	Over
05-05-24	vsMIA	12-3L	4.7	6	4	5	Over
04-30-24	vsPIT	2-5W	3.0	1	0	2	Under
04-26-24	@BAL	3-2W	3.0	0	0	2	Under

S. Woods

ERA 2.842 | IP 50.7 | 2.0W-1.0L | KO 42.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	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
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	Over
04-13-24	@DET	4-1W	6.0	2	1	5	Under

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/15	vs MIN	2-6L	4	1	Under
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
06/06	@ SEA	3-4L	8	0	Under
06/04	vs ATL	1-3L	2	1	Under
06/03	vs ATL	11-9W	16	2	Over
06/02	vs ATL	2-4L	6	0	Under
06/01	vs TB	5-6L	11	1	Over
05/31	vs TB	3-4L	6	0	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/15	@ OAK	6-2W	13	1	Under
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
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

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	7.7	9.8	0.262	0.392	32.3%	71.5%	2.3%
#2 JJ Bleday	8.1	10.5	0.242	0.444	36.5%	81.0%	3.6%
#3 Brent Rooker	7.6	10.2	0.258	0.507	38.3%	89.0%	6.2%
#4 Miguel Andujar	6.9	8.9	0.309	0.456	33.8%	79.4%	2.9%
#5 Tyler Soderstrom	6.0	8.1	0.225	0.437	40.8%	84.5%	5.6%
#6 Shea Langeliers	6.9	9.2	0.204	0.437	29.1%	72.8%	5.8%
#7 Daz Cameron	6.1	7.9	0.184	0.289	21.1%	50.0%	2.6%
#8 Zack Gelof	6.0	7.7	0.19	0.317	26.5%	58.2%	2.6%
#9 Max Schuemann	5.1	6.6	0.239	0.338	33.8%	67.6%	2.1%

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	8.3	10.7	0.255	0.411	39.8%	81.0%	2.2%
#2 Trevor Larnach	7.7	10.1	0.262	0.429	35.7%	78.6%	4.8%
#3 Royce Lewis	9.3	12.3	0.382	0.882	44.1%	132.4%	14.7%
#4 Max Kepler	8.2	10.8	0.257	0.419	35.3%	77.2%	2.4%
#5 Carlos Correa	7.8	10.3	0.299	0.481	41.2%	89.3%	3.2%
#6 Carlos Santana	6.5	8.6	0.226	0.406	33.6%	74.2%	4.6%
#7 Byron Buxton	7.7	10.0	0.244	0.387	32.7%	71.4%	2.4%
#8 Christian Vazquez	5.7	7.3	0.197	0.291	22.8%	52.0%	1.6%
#9 Austin Martin	5.7	7.6	0.237	0.362	32.5%	68.8%	1.2%

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