At Target Field on Saturday, the Cincinnati Reds (72-77) play the Minnesota Twins (78-69), with first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Reds are an away underdog (+192) at the Twins (-238). The Twins will start Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4) versus the Reds and Nick Martinez (8-6).
Julian Aguiar (6.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 4 K) picked up a win in the Reds’ 8-4 victory over the Twins yesterday. TJ Friedl led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Bailey Ober (6.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 6 K) took the loss for the Twins.
Before watching this Twins vs. Reds matchup, here is what you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Cincinnati Reds 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 (-238, bet $238 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+192, bet $100 to win $192)
Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Saturday, September 14, 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
The Twins have been favorites in 100 games this season and won 60 (60%) of those contests.
Minnesota has a record of 9-1, a 90% win rate, when favored by -238 or more by bookmakers this season.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 70.4% chance of a victory for the Twins.
Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 74 of 147 chances this season.
The Twins have an ATS record of 66-80-0 in 146 games with a spread this season.
Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins probable starter)
Richardson (5-4) takes the mound for the Twins in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.96 ERA in 125 2/3 innings pitched, with 106 strikeouts.
His last appearance came on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
The 23-year-old has an ERA of 3.96, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.
Richardson has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
Richardson will look to collect his 15th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages five innings per appearance.
In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Reds offense that is hitting .232 as a unit (26th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .393 (19th in MLB) with 166 total home runs (14th in MLB).
Twins batting stats
The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 176 home runs.
Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .422 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
The Twins rank ninth in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
Minnesota has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 690 (4.7 per game).
The Twins have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
Minnesota ranks ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
The Reds have been victorious in 38, or 46.3%, of the 82 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Cincinnati has played as an underdog of +192 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
The Reds have an implied victory probability of 34.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over in 68 of its 148 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 147 games with a line this season, the Reds have a mark of 81-66-0 against the spread.
Nick Martínez (Reds probable starter)
Martinez (8-6 with a 3.46 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Reds, his 14th of the season.
The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Monday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw seven scoreless innings while allowing two hits.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.46, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 39 games this season. Opponents are hitting .249 against him.
Martinez has recorded three quality starts this season.
Martinez will try to build upon a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.1 innings per appearance).
In 21 of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will face a Twins squad that is batting .249 as a unit (ninth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .422 (seventh in the league) with 176 total home runs (10th in MLB action).
Reds batting stats
The Reds are 14th in MLB action with 166 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
This season, Cincinnati ranks 19th in the majors, slugging .393.
The Reds are 26th in MLB with a .232 batting average.
Averaging 4.4 runs per game (655 total), Cincinnati is the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Reds are 22nd in MLB with an on-base percentage of .305.
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