Twins vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 18, 2024

Yandy Diaz (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Tampa Bay Rays (34-38) and Minnesota Twins (40-32) meet Tuesday at 7:40 PM ET, live on BSSUN from Target Field. Yandy Diaz and the Rays are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by oddsmakers (+129). Pablo Lopez will get the ball for Minnesota while Tampa Bay will counter with Aaron Civale.

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Twins vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-154)
• Underdog: Rays (+129)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 29, or 64.4%, of the 45 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Minnesota has been victorious 18 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -154 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 60.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rays have won 11 of the 27 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (40.7%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +129 or longer, Tampa Bay has gone 1-4 (20%).
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.7% in this contest.

Twins vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Correa leads Minnesota in batting average (.308) this season while adding eight home runs and 35 RBI.
• Among all batters in baseball, Carlos Correa’s home run total places him 85th and his RBI tally places him 57th.
• Carlos Santana is a key run producer for Minnesota with a .235 average, 11 homers and 36 RBI.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (10), runs batted in (38) and has put up a team-best batting average of .281.
• Paredes ranks 51st in home runs and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Diaz has 13 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 27 walks while batting .259.

Twins vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.22 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.214 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.279).