Minnesota Twins VS New York Mets will have National League East fourth-place New York (64-75, 4th NL East) travel to Target Field for the second match of a three-game interleague series versus the American League Central-leading Minnesota Twins (73-67, 1st AL Central).
Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday. They won four of their last six, but lags by 27 games in the NL East and is 8 games behind the third and final NL widlcard qualifying spot.
Minnesota lost to the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Wednesday, but they won four of the last six and lead Cleveland by 6 ½ games at the top of the AL Central, New York will play without six pitchers and position players Luis Guillorme and Starling Marte.
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Predictions and Betting Preview for Minnesota Twins VS New York Mets MLB Regular Season
- Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- When: Saturday, September 9th, 2023
- Time: 19:10 GMT.
- Teams to play: Twins and Mets.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.701
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Minnesota Twins
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.701
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.67
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 9
Minnesota Twins have had several injuries to their position players, but the pitching staff is steadfast in keeping the team first in the American League Central. Minnesota has the most Quality Starts in baseball with 69. They are the fourth-best in WHIP, batting average allowed and has the seventh-best team ERA at 3.95. Kenta Maeda will be on the mound tonight. Maeda is 3-7 with an ERA of 4.73 and 9 strikeouts.
At the plate, the Twins are 21st in team batting average with .242. They improve to 11th an 17th in slugging percentage and on base percentage respectively. They are 14th in runs scored with an average of 4.65 per game. Max Kepler and Joey Gallo share 21 home runs to lead Minnesota, Michael A. Taylor hit 20 but is out on injury. Carlos Correa leads in RBI with 62 and Kepler is second is 52.
Betting On The New York Mets
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.34
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.25
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 9
The New York Mets struggle at the plate the whole season. They have scored the 20th most runs with an average of 4.39 runs per game. Mets batting average is 24th in a 30-team league and its on-base percentage and slugging percentage are both 18th. Pete Alonso has 15 doubles, two triples and team bests in home runs with 42 and RBI with 102. Lindor leads the Mets in doubles with 30, has two triples, and is second-best in home runs with 26 and RBI with 83.
New York’s pitching staff needs improvement as the Mets are just 18th in team ERA with 4.43. They are 18th in batting average permitted and 21st in WHIP. The starting rotation has 48 Quality Starts which is 14th in baseball. Kodai Senga leads in wins with 10 and strikeouts with 1.76. David Peterson will pitch tonight. He is 3-7 with an ERS of 5.40 and 95 strikeouts.
MatchPlug Prediction
The Mets won four of the last six and head-to-head against the Twins. They are 10-1 in the last 11. They have also won five straight on the road against the Twins. David Peterson has been inconsistent on the mound for the New York. In the last four outings, Peterson alternated between strong and weak starts permitting four runs in each of two starts and one run in each of the other two starts.
However, he has pitched better than Minnesota starter Meada. New York has gone 3-3 over Peterson’s last six starts. While Maeda has struggled over the last four outhings allowing 15 runs in just 18 innings and the Twins lost three of those four starts.
Prediction: Minnesota Twins Moneyline.
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