Out of the American League, the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels will mix it up on Saturday. The Minnesota Twins come into Thursday’s first game of the series on a four game losing streak. The Twins come into the game tied with Cleveland at the top of the American League West. The Twins are 26-23.
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The Los Angeles Angels have won two straight games heading into the series opener. The Angels beat the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday 2-1. Los Angeles has moved to 2nd place in the American League West with a 28-28 record. The Minnesota Twins are -120 over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday.
Here’s A Closer Look At The Twins Vs Angels 2017 MLB Winning Predictions
When: Saturday June 3, 2017; 9:07pm CT
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim; Anaheim, CA
TV: FSNO, FS-W
Radio: Go 96.3, TIBN, KLAA 830, KWKW 1330
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Minnesota Twins -120
Why Bet on Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins have been rocked as of late. In two of their last four games, the Twins have allowed double digit runs. In the four game losing streak, the Twins have been outscored 48-22. The Twins team earned run average has dropped to 26th in Major League Baseball, at 4.64 on the season.
The offense for Minnesota has been anchored by Miguel Sano. He is hitting .292 for Minnesota, with 12 homeruns and 39 runs batted in. Minnesota as a team is hitting .251, which is good for 16th in Major League Baseball.
Why Bet on Los Angeles Angels
The Angels are experiencing life without Mike Trout for the first time since he came into the league. Trout is on the disabled list with a thumb injury. Trout leaves the team leading in batting average, homeruns and is second in runs batted in. The centerfielder is hitting .337 on the season.
Albert Pujols is one homerun away from 600 in his career. The designated hitter has 38 runs batted in, which is two ahead of Trout for team lead. Los Angeles ranks 11th in the game with a 4.07 earned run average. Opponents are batting just .242 against the Angels this season.
Expert Score & Prediction
This should be an interesting baseball game. The two teams have decent starting pitchers going in this game Ervin Santana goes for the Twins, and he has been one of the best in the American League during the first two months. Santana is 7-2 with a 1.75 earned run average to this point in the season.
He will face off against Matt Shoemaker. Shoemaker has thrown 61.1 innings this season, and struck out 58 batters. Shoemaker is 4-3 on the season with a 4.26 earned run average. Look for the Angels to struggle against Santana, and Minnesota to rock Shoemaker. Bet the Minnesota Twins -120 over the Los Angeles Angels.
