Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Game 2 Pick & Prediction – 6/16/2024

Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Game 2 Details

• Date: June 16, 2024
• Venue: Target Field
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Joey Estes - Athletics
  • Chris Paddack - Twins

Athletics vs Twins Game 2 Betting Odds

Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Game 2 Win Probabilities

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Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Game 2 Betting Preview

On June 16, 2024, the Minnesota Twins will host the Oakland Athletics at Target Field in the second game of a double-header. Entering Sunday's action, these teams are moving in two entirely different directions of late. The Twins have won three games in a row and sit at 38-32 on the season, while the Athletics have lost seven straight games and hold a record of 26-46.

In this game, the Athletics will give the start to Joey Estes, while the Twins will put Chris Paddack on the mound. Estes enters this game with a record of 2-2 and an ERA of 4.78, which is by no means impressive but is certainly better than some of the other starting arms in the Athletics rotation. Paddack, meanwhile, is 5-3 on the year with an ERA of 4.79. The fact that both of these pitchers have ERAs within one one hundredth of a run of each other and their records look so different is proof that wins are not always a statistic attributable just to pitchers, as the superiority of the Twins as a whole has helped Paddack earn more wins this season.

Something to note going into this game is the importance of monitoring the lineups going into the second game of a double-header. After playing nine innings in the first game of today's twin bill, we could see some significant lineup changes in the second game. Bettors may want to wait until lineups for the second game are locked in, or they can bet early and try to get a jump on any news that comes from those lineups being released.

In any case, it is hard to see the Athletics winning any individual game on the road over the Twins right now. The Athletics are just 11-26 on the road for the season and they are playing some of the worst baseball in the league right now. However, this is baseball, where anything can happen on any given day and the Athletics certainly aren't going to let past performances impact the level of effort they put into this American League matchup.

Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Game 2 Prediction

Final Score: Oakland Athletics 3.05 vs Minnesota Twins 5.01

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