The Athletics (56-70) are looking for continued production from a hitter when they square off against the Minnesota Twins (58-66) on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET at Target Field. Colby Thomas is on a two-game home run streak for the underdog Athletics (+122) going into this matchup with the favored Twins (-144). Minnesota’s Joe Ryan and Sacramento’s Jacob Lopez pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Twins vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-144)
• Underdog: Athletics (+122)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have won 50.7% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (36-35).
• The Twins have a record of 17-11 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -144 or shorter (60.7%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Twins have an implied win probability of 59%.
• The Twins have combined with their opponents to go over the total 52 times this season for a 52-64-7 record against the over/under.
• The Twins have a 65-58-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.8% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton paces the Twins in home runs (25), runs batted in (61) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .280.
• Buxton ranks 17th in homers and 60th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Trevor Larnach is hitting .244 with 17 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 40 walks.
• Larnach ranks 78th in homers and 113th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Ryan Jeffers is batting .262 with 22 doubles, eight home runs and 39 walks.
• Jeffers heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .133 with four walks and an RBI.
• Brooks Lee has 12 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 20 walks while batting .245.
• Lee enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, two walks and seven RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• The Twins have the 22nd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.26).
• The Twins have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.284).
• Twins pitchers combine to surrender the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (143 total, 1.2 per game).
• They struck out 12 Tigers batters while giving up three hits in an 8-1 win in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 95 times and won 41, or 43.2%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won 17 of their 53 games, or 32.1%, when they’re the underdog by at least +122 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 45% chance to win.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 61 of 126 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 64-62-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker has been key for Sacramento with 25 home runs, 72 RBI and a batting average of .275 this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Rooker’s home run total is 17th, and his RBI total is 24th.
• Rooker enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom leads Sacramento in runs batted in with 73 while batting .264 with 22 homers.
• Soderstrom ranks 32nd in home runs and 22nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Soderstrom enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers leads Sacramento in home runs with 26. He’s driven in 56 runs and is slugging .543.
• Nick Kurtz is batting .306 with an OBP of .390 and a slugging percentage of .635 this season.
• Kurtz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and four RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 4.91 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• The Athletics have a combined 1.386 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
• The Athletics have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 178 home runs allowed.
• The Athletics suffered an 11-5 defeat in their most recent game, striking out 12 Angels batters while allowing 11 hits.