Twins vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/28/2022

The Minnesota Twins (64-61) and Carlos Correa (four hits last time out) are favored (-118) on the moneyline for their matchup with the San Francisco Giants (61-64) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. Aaron Sanchez gets the starting nod for Minnesota while Jakob Junis is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.

Twins vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Twins vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at -102 after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (-102) and Over (8.5)

Twins vs. Giants Game Info

• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Aaron Sanchez
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Jakob Junis
• Game Day: Sunday, August 28, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Stadium: Target Field

Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Twins Starter Aaron Sanchez

• The Twins are sending Sanchez (3-4) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 3-4 with a 7.36 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last time out on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed four innings against the Houston Astros, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 7.36, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .345 batting average against him.
• Sánchez is yet to register a quality start so far this season.
• Sánchez heads into the game with four outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• The opposing Giants offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 963 total hits and 14th in MLB action with 553 runs scored. It has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 12th in home runs (142) in all of MLB.
• Sánchez has thrown 9 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 12 hits while striking out five against the Giants this season.

Giants Starter Jakob Junis

• The Giants will send Junis (4-3) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 3.58 and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .235.
• He’s going for his third quality start in a row.
• Junis has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Twins have scored 548 runs this season, which ranks 15th in MLB. They are batting .248 for the campaign with 148 home runs, 10th in the league.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have won 46, or 62.2%, of the 74 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Minnesota has entered 71 games this season favored by -118 or more and is 44-27 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 54.1%.
• Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of their 126 games with a total this season.
• The Twins are 59-67-0 against the spread in their 126 chances this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been chosen as underdogs in 38 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (26.3%) in those games.
• San Francisco has a mark of 9-25 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 50.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• San Francisco’s games have gone over the total in 59 of their 126 opportunities.
• The Giants are 55-70-0 against the spread in their 125 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Twins best hitter so far this season is Luis Arraez, who’s hitting at a team-leading .319 clip along with seven homers and 41 RBI.
• Arraez’s home runs rank him 197th in MLB, and he is 145th in RBI.
• Jorge Polanco’s 56 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
• Polanco is 59th in home runs and 68th in RBI in the bigs.
• Correa has 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .274.
• Correa is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .266 with 19 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 25 walks.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has a team-high 59 runs batted in.
• Flores ranks 59th in home runs and 56th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Thairo Estrada has a club-leading .256 batting average.
• Among all major league batters, Estrada is 126th in homers and 95th in RBI.
• Joc Pederson has 18 home runs, best in the lineup.
• Mike Yastrzemski is hitting .209 with 22 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 50 walks.