Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/11/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Saturday, June 11, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -110, Twins -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -110, Twins -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -110, Twins -110; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  34-23 (2nd place, AL East)

Minnesota Twins:  33-26 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 34-23 record overall and they are 13-10 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Drew Rasmussen is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Shane Baz will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-0 with a 2.03 ERA in his career. This will be his first start of the season as he is coming off of an injury that has kept him out. They scored 17 runs in their last series averaging just under 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 33-26 record overall and they are 18-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Devin Smeltzer is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Saturday. They scored 19 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 21 runs against them averaging 7 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Twins are coming into this game not playing very well in their recent games but they have been playing better at home and have been hitting the ball much better as well. They are scoring a lot of runs now, even in the games they lose, and they will likely keep on heating up in their games as they have been getting more guys back to their lineup. Their pitching staff is pretty banged up and they have not announced a starter yet but they are going up against a Rays team with Baz on the mound who is coming off of an injury and making his season debut here. Baz has been a good pitcher in his career but he cannot be trusted after coming off of an injury and not pitching in so long. The Rays have also been very inconsistent on offense and have been winning games recently with their pitching, not their hitting. If their bats struggle in this game then the Twins will be able to hit their way out of this and win the game with their offense. The best bet here is on the Twins to win this game at home.

 

Rays Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 11, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Twins 7 Rays 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 186-117 (+40.2 Units) ML in all games. 80-56 (+20.6 Units) ML in road games. 24-19 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Minnesota Twins: 142-141 (-18.6 Units) ML in all games. 79-65 (-4.6 Units) ML in home games. 11-6 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) Late June - Back. W. Franco (SS) Late June - Quadricep. L. Patino (SP) Late June - Oblique.

Minnesota Twins:  R. Lewis (SS) Out indefinitely - Knee. K. Garlick (CF) Late June - Hamstring. M. Sano (3B) Early July - Knee.

 

 

 

"I think he's putting himself in a category here through two months of the season — pretty special category," - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Cardinals on Thursday.

 

 

"We got to play crisper baseball if we're going to get outs in the middle of the game, late in the game, and make it happen," - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Yankees on Thursday.

 

 

 

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Manuel Margot (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Randy Arozarena (R) DH

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Brett Phillips (L) RF

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Mike Zunino (R) C

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

 

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Max Kepler (L) RF

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Trevor Larnach (L) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Jose Miranda (R) DH

 

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.313)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (56)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (29)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (10)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (7)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.359)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (61)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (15)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (31)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (3)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (5)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (7)

ERA:  Jorge Alcala (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)