At Target Field on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-68) meet the Minnesota Twins (64-59), with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET. The starting pitchers are Sonny Gray (6-5) for the Twins, and Mitch Keller (9-8) for the Pirates.
How to Live Stream Twins vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Saturday, August 19, 2023
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
- TV: MLB.tv
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Twins and Pirates Stats
- The Twins have a 9.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- Twins pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Twins’ 168 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .417 team slugging percentage.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.61).
- The Pirates average 1.0 home run per game to rank 24th in MLB play with 121 total home runs .
- So far this season, Pittsburgh is 24th in the majors, slugging .387.
Twins vs. Pirates Key Players
- Carlos Correa comes into Saturday’s game as the Twins top run producer, accumulating 54 RBI while connecting on 15 home runs in 2023. His .230 average is also best on the squad.
- Max Kepler’s 20 home runs lead his team.
- Donovan Solano is hitting .282 with 22 doubles, four home runs and 34 walks.
- Bryan Reynolds has posted a team-high batting average of .270 while leading the Pirates in runs batted in with a mark of 60.
- Andrew McCutchen is batting .251 with 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 68 walks.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .258 with 19 doubles, six triples, eight home runs and 20 walks.
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Twins vs. Pirates Betting Odds and Trends
Twins vs. Pirates Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Twins | -173 | +146 | 8.5 | -108 | -112 |
Twins vs. Pirates Betting Trends
- This season, the Twins have won 49 out of the 83 games, or 59%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Twins have entered 21 games this season favored by -173 or more and are 13-8 in those contests.
- The Twins’ games have gone over the total in 56 of their 123 chances.
- The Pirates have been underdogs in 97 games this season and have come away with the win 40 times (41.2%) in those contests.
- The Pirates have a mark of 14-15 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +146 or worse on the moneyline.
- Pirates games have gone over the total in 65 of their 122 opportunities.