Twins vs Padres Predictions, Picks and Betting Advice May 9-11
Twins vs Padres Betting Preview
WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his Twins vs Padres series predictions and betting advice set to start on May 9 for a three game series. Andy runs through notable pitchers on both sides in each game, batter splits against starting pitchers, betting advice and more! Read his Twins vs Padres betting preview below!
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Twins vs Padres May 9 Betting Preview
Louie Varland 0-0 5.91 ERA 1.50 WHIP vs Michael Wacha 2-1 5.46 ERA 1.40 WHIP
•Current Twins bat .203 in 74 plate appearances against Wacha with four home runs.
•Adam Engel is the only Padre to face Varland in his short career.
•Carlos Correa 1-10 HR
•Byron Buxton 0-5
•Christian Vazquez 5-9
•Adam Engel 1-2
In his last appearance against Minnesota (2022) Wacha pitched six innings while allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven. The Twins are currently hitting .230 (24th) vs right-handed pitching with a .308 on-base percentage (21st) and a 95 wRC+ (19th).
Varland has yet to face San Diego in his short career. The Padres are hitting .216 (30th) against right-handed pitching with a .315 on-base percentage (19th) and a 102 wRC+ (13th).
Twins vs Padres May 10 Betting Preview
Pablo Lopez 2-2 3.77 ERA 1.09 WHIP vs Seth Lugo 3-2 3.21 ERA 1.34 WHIP
•Current Twins bat .182 against Lugo in 24 plate appearances with one home run.
•Current Padres bat .286 against Lopez in 74 plate appearances with four home runs.
•Byron Buxton 1-3
•Max Kepler 0-5
•Christian Vazquez 1-2 HR
•Juan Soto 9-25 HR
•Manny Machado 3-6
•Jake Cronenworth 3-6 HR
Lugo threw a scoreless inning in a relief appearance against Minnesota (2019). Twin vs RHP listed above.
In his last appearance against San Diego Lopez pitched 4.1 innings while allowing 6 runs on 6 hits with one home run. Padres vs RHP listed above.
Twins vs Padres May 11 Betting Preview
Bailey Ober 2-0 0.98 ERA 0.87 WHIP vs Yu Darvish 2-2 3.19 ERA 1.12 WHIP
•Current Twins bat .222 against Darvish in 47 plate appearances with three home runs.
•Current Padres bat .250 against Ober in 9 plate appearances with no home runs.
•Carlos Correa 4-19 2 HR
•Joey Gallo 0-7
•Christian Vazquez 2-2
•Xander Bogaerts 2-5
•Adam Engel 0-3
In his last appearance against Minnesota (2019) Darvish threw six innings while allowing four runs on nine hits including one home run. Twins vs RHP listed above.
Ober has yet to face San Diego in his short career. Padres vs RHP listed above.
Twins vs Padres Expert Betting Advice
This will be the first and only head-to-head series between these teams in the 2023 campaign as this is interleague play. The Padres won two of three games played in Minnesota in July of 2022.
San Diego prevailed in games one & three 10-1 and 3-2 while the Twins took game two 7-4. This series features exclusively right-handed pitching on both sides across all three games.
Runs could be at a premium as these lineups rank 24th and dead last in batting average against right-handed pitchers.
However the Padres big bats have great track records against Pablo Lopez in Game 2. Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth are both 3-6 against Lopez. But what really stands out is Juan Soto going 9-25 with two home runs and three doubles.
Look for an over on the Padres team total in Game 2. Game 3 on the other hand, should be a low scoring affair as both Darvish and Ober have been spot on. Play the under in the first five innings of Game 3.
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