Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics 7/16/2023 Picks Predictions

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Baseball action in Major League Baseball is raging on Sunday night, July 16, 2023. The Minnesota Twins will play the Oakland Athletics in the Oakland Coliseum when they are in Oakland, California.

Coming into this game, the Minnesota Twins have 46-46 overall records and 20-24 on the road. The Twins have 385 runs, 708 hits, and 115 home runs while batting.232.

Byron Buxton, who has a.208 average, 34 RBIs, and 15 home runs, is the Twins’ top hitter.

The Twins have 870 strikeouts while pitching at a 3.67 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. Joe Ryan is listed as the Twins’ starting pitcher, and he has a 5.18 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 124 strikeouts in 107 innings worked, and those stats.

After being swept by Baltimore last weekend, Minnesota needed some late offense to win the first game of this series on Friday night. The offensive allowed them to start the second half on a high note.

With a 46-46 record going into Saturday, the Twins were in first place in the AL Central, one-half game ahead of Cleveland for the top spot in the division.

Edouard Julien had an RBI, Donovan Solano had two runs, and Carlos Correa had a run on Friday night for Minnesota.

The Twins won the game when Joey Gallo’s two-run home run in the ninth inning, his 16th of the season, broke a 3-3 tie.

Kenta Maeda pitched three innings, giving up three runs on four hits, four walks, and six strikeouts. He was not considered in the decision.

Griffin Jax (5-6) won the victory with a 1-2-3 eighth inning, while Jhoan Duran earned his 13th save despite only pitching one inning and giving up one run on two hits with no walks or strikeouts.

In this game, Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is making his 19th start of the year on the mound. He enters the game with a record of 8-6, a 3.70 ERA, a 1.009 WHIP, 18 walks, and 124 strikeouts in 107 innings pitched.

Last Sunday afternoon at home against the Orioles, Ryan made his previous start and was unsuccessful. He pitched 4.1 innings in a game the Twins lost 15-2, giving up five runs on five hits, two walks, and ten strikeouts.

Ryan is 0-2 with an 8.78 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, three walks, and 24 strikeouts in 13.1 innings pitched in his previous three starts.

In this game, Ryan pitches against the A’s for the first time in his 51st major league start. As a result, this is also his first appearance at the RingCentral Coliseum in his professional career.

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Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 7/16/2023

In this game, the Oakland Athletics are 25-68 overall and 12-32 on the road. Athletics are now at bat.221 with 673 hits, 85 home homers, and 333 runs. The Athletics have a 5.57 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, and 735 strikeouts in their rotation.

JP Sears is listed as the Athletics’ starting pitcher. Despite having a 1-6 record, Sears has a respectable 3.97 ERA. JP Sears has tossed 99.2 innings this season, striking out 93 batters while maintaining a 1.04 WHIP.

Oakland lost in the opening game of this series on Friday night at home, marking their fifth straight loss.

The A’s slipped to 25-68 on the year and were now 29.5 games behind the Rangers for first place in the AL West entering Saturday. No player had more than one hit in the game on Friday night, as Oakland finished with seven.

With runners in scoring position, the Athletics were just 3 of 12 overall, leaving nine men on base. Ken Waldichuk pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on three hits, two walks, and five strikeouts.

He was not considered in the decision. As a result of his two runs on two hits, no walks, and three strikeouts in 1.2 bullpen innings, Shintaro Fujinami (5-8) was given the loss.

In this game, JP Sears will make his 19th start of the year for the Athletics. He enters the game with a record of 1-6, a 3.97 ERA, a 1.043 WHIP, 23 walks, 93 strikeouts, and a league-high ten batters hit.

Sears did not influence the outcome in his recent start against the Red Sox on the road on Sunday.

In a game the A’s ultimately lost 4-3, he pitched five innings, surrendering just one run on just two hits while issuing three walks and four strikeouts.

Sears is 0-1 with a 3.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, six walks, and 13 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched in his previous three starts.

Here, Sears makes his first pitching appearance against the Twins in his 30th start and 36th major league appearance overall.

In this game, he makes his 14th career start at the RingCentral Coliseum. In those appearances, Sears is 2-5 with a 4.77 ERA, a 1.318 WHIP, 19 walks, and 55 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched.

Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics. The MLB had the Minnesota Twins as the game’s favorite. There will be lots of points scored in this game. The Athletics are surrendering runs in large numbers.

The As have allowed at least five runs in four of their previous five games. We predict that the Twins will attack Sears frequently and early and that the As will tack on a few runs to raise the total past our prediction.

The Over 8.5 is our best wager. The Minnesota Twins will win, cover the spread, and the final score will be over 6-3.

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