The Minnesota Twins (71-57) face the St. Louis Cardinals (64-64), who will be trying to build on a three-game winning streak, Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at Target Field.
The Twins are favored at home (-157) against the Cardinals (+132). The scheduled starters are Pablo Lopez (11-8) for the Minnesota Twins, and Sonny Gray (11-8) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Yesterday, the Cardinals claimed a 6-1 victory over the Twins, with Andre Pallante (7.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K) registering the win for the Cardinals. Brendan Donovan finished 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. David Festa (3.2 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss for the Twins.
Before the Twins vs. Cardinals matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Twins (-157, bet $157 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (+132, bet $100 to win $132)
Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Target Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
This season, the Twins have been favored 86 times and won 53, or 61.6%, of those games.
Minnesota has a record of 30-14, a 68.2% win rate, when favored by -157 or more by bookmakers this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.1% chance of a victory for the Twins.
Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 66 of 128 chances this season.
The Twins are 62-65-0 ATS in their 127 games with a spread this season.
Pablo Lopez (Twins probable starter)
Lopez (11-8) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 26th start of the season. He has a 4.47 ERA in 141 2/3 innings pitched, with 152 strikeouts.
The righty’s last appearance came on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, when he threw six scoreless innings while giving up six hits.
In 25 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 4.47 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .245 to opposing batters.
Lopez is looking for his third quality start in a row.
Lopez will try to continue an 11-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 25 appearances this season.
He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks 24th in the league with 529 runs while batting .246 as a squad. It has a collective .389 slugging percentage (20th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 134 home runs (22nd in MLB).
The 28-year-old’s 4.47 ERA ranks 55th, 1.163 WHIP ranks 29th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 16th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Twins batting stats
The Twins have hit 156 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .428 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
The Twins’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Minnesota has scored 625 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .323.
Minnesota is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.0 strikeouts per game.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
The Cardinals have been underdogs in 62 games this season and have come away with the win 31 times (50%) in those contests.
This year, St. Louis has won three of 13 games when listed as at least +132 or worse on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 43.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in 60 of its 127 opportunities.
The Cardinals have posted a record of 64-62-0 against the spread this season.
Sonny Gray (Cardinals probable starter)
The Cardinals are sending Gray (11-8) out for his 24th start of the season. He is 11-8 with a 3.91 ERA and 168 strikeouts through 135 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he threw five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.91, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season. Opponents have a .230 batting average against him.
Gray is trying to pick up his 11th quality start of the year.
Gray will look to prolong a nine-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 innings per outing).
In four of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He will face a Twins offense that ranks 10th in the league with 1099 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .428 (sixth in the league) with 156 total home runs (ninth in MLB play).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.91 ERA ranks 43rd, 1.113 WHIP ranks 19th, and 11.1 K/9 ranks fifth.
Cardinals batting stats
The Cardinals are 22nd in MLB action with 134 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
So far this year, St. Louis is 20th in baseball, slugging .389.
The Cardinals rank 13th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
The offense for St. Louis is the No. 24 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (529 total runs).
The Cardinals are 15th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .311.
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