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Taylor Ward leads the Los Angeles Angels (66-85) into a contest with the Minnesota Twins (73-78) after he homered twice in a 4-2 win over the Twins. The Twins are favorites (-136) against the Angels (+115) in this outing, which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday. Minnesota’s Joe Ryan gets the start against Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Angels
- Game Day: Saturday, September 24, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -136 | 7 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 169 total home runs .
- The Twins’ .247 batting average ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Twins’ .316 on-base percentage is 12th in baseball.
- The Twins’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 11th in baseball.
- The Twins have hit 86 home runs at home this season (1.1 per game).
- The Twins are slugging .412 with 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .253.
Twins Key Batters
- Luis Arraez has an OPS of .787, fueled by an OBP of .370 to go with a slugging percentage of .417. All three of those stats are best among Minnesota hitters this season.
- Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Arraez’s batting average ranks sixth, his on-base percentage ranks 15th, and he is 76th in slugging.
- Arraez will look for his third straight game with a hit in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .167 with .
- Carlos Correa leads Minnesota with 139 hits. He is batting .288 this season and has 43 extra-base hits.
- Correa is 24th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage and 33rd in slugging among qualifying hitters.
- Correa heads into this matchup looking to extend his five-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .500 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
- Gio Urshela has collected 124 base hits, an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .415 this season.
- Jose Miranda is batting .263 with a .319 OBP and 64 RBI for Minnesota this season.
Angels Stats & Trends
Angels Batting
- The Angels have hit 180 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
- The Angels rank 25th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
- The Angels are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 27th with an OBP of .294.
- The Angels rank last in strikeouts per game (9.6) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 1.1 home runs per game in their 76 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .365 in 76 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .221 with 7.5 base hits per contest.
Angels Key Batters
- Shohei Ohtani has put up an on-base percentage of .358, a slugging percentage of .534, and has 146 hits, all club-highs for the Angels.
- Ohtani is 37th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and seventh in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Ohtani hopes to build on a nine-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with five doubles, three walks and two RBI.
- Mike Trout has 21 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs and 49 walks while hitting .273.
- Ward is batting .274 with 17 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 57 walks.
- Luis Rengifo has 22 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks while batting .273.
Twins vs. Angels Probable Pitchers
| Ryan | Detmers | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GS | 23 |
| 12-8 | W-L | 6-5 |
| 3.61 | ERA | 3.71 |
| 137.0 | IP | 119.0 |
| 43 | BB | 45 |
| 138 | SO | 111 |
