Minnesota Twins vs. San Diego Padres Pick Twins vs. Padres Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 9

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Minnesota Twins (19-15) host the San Diego Padres (18-16) on Tuesday at 6:40 pm EST. Louie Varland will get the start for the Twins vs. Michael Wacha for the Padres in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 6:40 pm EST at Target Field. The Twins are listed as null while the Padres have 100 to win.

Twins vs Padres Spread and Betting Line

Twins vs Padres Game Info

• The Twins probable starting pitcher: Louie Varland
• The Padres probable starting pitcher: Michael Wacha
• Game Day: May 9
• Game Time: 6:40 pm EST
• Location: Minneapolis, MN
• Stadium: Target Field

Twins vs Padres Pitching Matchup

Twins’ Starting Pitcher Louie Varland

• Varland makes the start for the Twins, his 3rd of the season.
  He is (0 – 1) with a 11.25 ERA and 4 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Braves
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 5 earned runs while surrendering 6 hits.
• The 26-year-old has put up a 11.25 ERA, WHIP (2) and 4 strikeouts across 2 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Varland enters this outing with 2 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Padres offense with 143 runs while batting .233 as a squad. They have a collective 0.399 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 39 so far this season they rank 6 in the National League as of today.

Padres Starting Pitcher Michael Wacha

• Padres’ Wacha (0 – 0) will make his 4th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Braves , giving up 4 while allowing 8.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.971 ERA and 8 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.5882 in 3 games this season.
• Michael Wacha has had 3 starts so far this season.
• Wacha will look for the 4th start in a row.
• The Padres have scored 143 total runs in MLB. They are batting .233 for the season with 39 home runs and 137 RBIs in the league.

Padres Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Padres and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 34 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Padres have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Michael A. Taylor is leading the Twins with 11 hits this season while batting .242 with 11 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.296 OBP this season.
• Matt Wallner is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .207. In 11 games this season he has 2 hits and an 0.303 OBP this season.
• Leading the Twins in runs batted is Matt Wallner with 3 in 11 games this season. He’s also batting .207 on the year with 2 hits and 1 home runs.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Juan Soto is leading the Padres with 19 this season while batting .220 with 17 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.387 OBP this season.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .273. In 16 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.34 OBP this season.
• Leading the Padres in runs batted in this season is Fernando Tatis Jr. with 7 in 16 games this season. He’s also batting .273 on the year with 11 hits and 2 home runs.