The Minnesota Twins (11-8) will attempt to keep a seven-game winning streak intact when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (11-8) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay’s (
to win) Corey Kluber and Minnesota’s ( ) Dylan Bundy will take the mound first.The betting facts in the following article are based off odds valid as of April 29, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.
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Rays vs Twins Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Kluber (TB) | Pitcher | Bundy (MIN) |
---|---|---|
0 – 1 | W/L | 3 – 0 |
14.2 | IP | 15.1 |
3.68 | ERA | 0.59 |
1.568 | WHIP | 0.717 |
7.4 | K/9 | 7 |
3.1 | BB/9 | 0.6 |
Rays Probable Starter Corey Kluber
- Kluber (0-1) takes the mound for the Rays in his fourth start of the season. He has a 3.68 ERA in 14 2/3 innings pitched, with 12 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Friday against the Boston Red Sox, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
- The 36-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.68, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents have a .000 batting average against him.
- The opposing Twins offense has a collective .223 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 135 total hits and 17th in MLB play with 75 runs scored. It has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.365) and ranks seventh in home runs (20) in all of MLB.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 29, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Twins Stats vs Kluber
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Correa | 22 | .136 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .174 | .492 |
Miguel Sanó | 22 | .136 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .422 |
Max Kepler | 16 | .188 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .735 |
Jorge Polanco | 15 | .200 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .717 |
Gary Sánchez | 13 | .308 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .308 | 1.154 |
Byron Buxton | 9 | .222 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .555 |
Twins Probable Starter Dylan Bundy
- The Twins’ Bundy (3-0) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he allowed four hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of .59, 7 strikeouts per nine innings and an opponent batting average of .000.
- The Rays rank 12th in MLB with 80 runs scored this season. They have a .244 batting average this campaign with 16 home runs (17th in the league).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 29, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rays Stats vs Bundy
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Kiermaier | 18 | .333 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .368 | 1.090 |
Brett Phillips | 9 | .333 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 1.111 |
Ji-Man Choi | 8 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
Brandon Lowe | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 |
Mike Zunino | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 |
Yandy Díaz | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .667 | 1.667 |
Manuel Margot | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
Rays Betting Trends
- The Rays have won 10 of the 16 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (62.5%).
- Tampa Bay has an 8-5 record (winning 61.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 57.4%.
- Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total eight times this season for an 8-11-0 record against the over/under.
- The Rays have gone 7-12-0 against the spread this season.
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Twins Betting Trends
- The Twins have been underdogs in eight games this season and won four (50%) of those contests.
- Minnesota has a record of 1-3 when they’re set as an underdog of +114 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The Twins have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in seven of their 19 chances.
- In 19 games with a spread this season, the Twins are 9-10-0 ATS.
Rays Players to Watch
- Wander Franco has racked up a slugging percentage of .587 and has 23 hits, both team-high numbers for the Rays. He’s batting .307 with seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks.
- Among the qualified hitters in MLB action, Franco’s batting average ranks 26th, his on-base percentage ranks 71st, and he is 11th in the league in slugging.
- Yandy Diaz has two doubles, a home run and 12 walks while batting .294, and leads his team with a .438 OBP.
- Among the qualified, Diaz ranks 37th in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, and 74th in slugging.
- Ji-Man Choi has four doubles, two home runs and 11 walks while batting .357.
- Brandon Lowe is hitting .183 with a double, three home runs and eight walks.
Rays Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wander Franco | 75 | .307 | 13 | 4 | 12 | .329 | .916 |
Brandon Lowe | 71 | .183 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .262 | .586 |
Randy Arozarena | 70 | .186 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .490 |
Josh Lowe | 53 | .170 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .505 |
Yandy Díaz | 51 | .294 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .438 | .830 |
Manuel Margot | 51 | .275 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .362 | .656 |
Kevin Kiermaier | 43 | .209 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .292 | .687 |
Ji-Man Choi | 42 | .357 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .491 | 1.086 |
Mike Zunino | 36 | .083 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .128 | .239 |
Taylor Walls | 35 | .257 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .409 | .752 |
Twins Players to Watch
- Byron Buxton has been key for Minnesota with six home runs, 11 RBI and a batting average of .289 this season.
- Max Kepler has 15 hits, which ranks first among Minnesota batters this season. He’s batting .246 with six extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying hitters, Kepler is 77th in batting average, 35th in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage.
- Luis Arraez has a team-best OPS of .827, fueled by a slash line of .333/.406/.421 this season.
- Gio Urshela is batting .321 with a .393 OBP and five RBI for Minnesota this season.
Twins Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Correa | 65 | .200 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .278 | .570 |
Jorge Polanco | 64 | .188 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .316 | .628 |
Max Kepler | 61 | .246 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .370 | .845 |
Luis Arraez | 57 | .333 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .406 | .827 |
Gio Urshela | 53 | .321 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .393 | .770 |
Miguel Sanó | 52 | .096 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .226 | .380 |
Ryan Jeffers | 46 | .196 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .275 | .666 |
Byron Buxton | 45 | .289 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .347 | 1.125 |
Trevor Larnach | 42 | .262 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .304 | .661 |
Gary Sánchez | 37 | .216 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .275 | .653 |
Rays vs Twins Player Props
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