MLB · Thu, Jun 5 · 3:36 PM EST

Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics

Gary's pick

Minnesota Twins -1.5-126

CONF 76%

Result

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The read

Look, Spence for Oakland has been hittable all year with an ERA (4.38) and WHIP (1.33) that scream 'middle-innings jam,' and outside of Jacob Wilson's hot bat (.358), this A's lineup is a patchwork of punchless bats—nobody else even sniffs .270. Minnesota's sticks, led by Buxton (.268, 10 HR) and Bader (.265), have more depth and pop, and with the Twins sitting 11 games better in the standings, they know how to close out games against weaker clubs. I'm not seeing the kind of fight from Oakland’s lineup that’d make me sweat this number—Twins should cruise by 2+ if you’ve got the guts to fade the home dog.

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