The Arizona Diamondbacks (38-40) enter Tuesday’s matchup with the Minnesota Twins (43-35) following their 1-2 series defeat to the Phillies. The Twins, coming off of a series win against the Athletics, are listed as -121 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Chase Field, starting at 9:40 PM ET on MLB Network. Joe Ryan will get the ball for Minnesota while Arizona will counter with Brandon Pfaadt.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.53
Twins to win vs Diamondbacks -121
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-121)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights
- The Twins have been favorites in 51 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (62.7%) in those contests.
- Minnesota has a record of 28-18 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -121 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 54.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Diamondbacks have won 16 of the 40 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (40%).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, Arizona has a record of 13-18 (41.9%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Diamondbacks a 49.5% chance to win.
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in home runs (12) and runs batted in (38) this season while batting .247.
- Among all MLB hitters, Santana is 82nd in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage, and 58th in slugging.
- Carlos Correa is batting .304 to lead Minnesota, while adding eight homers and 36 runs batted in this season.
- Ketel Marte has put up a team-high batting average of .277.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Marte’s home run total puts him 18th, and his RBI total ranks 30th.
- Christian Walker’s 17 home runs and 50 runs batted in both pace his team.
Twins vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings
- The Twins average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
- The Twins have pitched to a 4.17 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.201 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
- The 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks 29th in the majors.
- Arizona has a 4.55 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Diamondbacks average MLB’s fourth-worst WHIP (1.360).