Baseball. MLB. Regular season
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Minnesota Twins
Stadium: Chase Field (Phoenix)
19.06.2022. 05:10 (UTC+3)
Minnesota lost the first game of the series in Phoenix to Arizona, 2-7. Will the Twins be able to get revenge in game two? We'll pick a few bets at once.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Arizona well on their way through the season
The Diamondbacks have less than 50 percent of their wins so far and are in fourth place in the National League West Division with a 31-35 balance. However, Arizona would be hard pressed to do better, given the power of their direct rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco and San Diego. That said, Arizona ranks high in ninth place in the National League standings.
The first game of the series with Minnesota ended in a fairly confident win for Arizona. 7-2 – Madison Bumgarner got off to a quality start with 2 runs scored in 6 complete innings. Left fielder Jordan Luplow had 3 RBIs apiece.
Luke Weaver is the starting pitcher for Arizona's second game of the series with the Twins, 1-0 and with a 4.91 ERA in 2 starts this season.
Minnesota with no tournament motivation so far
The Twins have a 37-29 balance. Not the best of numbers. But even with that result, Rocco Baldelli's team is firmly in first place in the American League Center Division standings. As long as the instability of their rivals, Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox, allows Minnesota to keep a low profile.
Twins starting pitcher Devin Smeltzer failed in the first game of the series against Arizona, allowing six runs in 4.1 innings.
Starting pitcher Dylan Bundy, 3-3 and a 5.87 ERA in 10 starts, will be on the mound for Minnesota in game two.
Head-to-head encounters
The score in the season series is 1-0 in favor of Arizona.
The last time the rivals met was in the 2017 championship. Minnesota snatched all 3 games from Arizona.
Expert Betting Tips
Arizona is a great team, whose main problem is extremely serious competition in the division. So it will not be surprising if the Diamondbacks take the second game of the series with Minnesota on their field. The Twins are unstable because of the weakness of their division and have a right to make mistakes.
Prediction: Arizona will be stronger again.
Betting options:
- W1 for 1.95;
- H1 (-1.5) for 2.95;
- W1+TO (8.5) for 3.10.
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