The Minnesota Twins (20-20) have a 2-0 series lead and will go for a sweep of the San Francisco Giants (24-16) on Sunday at Target Field. The Twins are favored (-145) against the underdog Giants (+122) in the matchup, which begins at 2:10 p.m. ET. Pablo Lopez gets the starting nod for Minnesota, and Landen Roupp is San Francisco’s pick to start.

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Twins vs. Giants betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-145)
• Underdog: Giants (+122)
• Over/under: 8

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have compiled a 14-12 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 53.8% of those games).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -145 or shorter, Minnesota has gone 8-3 (72.7%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Twins have an implied win probability of 59.2%.
• Minnesota has had an over/under set by bookmakers 40 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 13 of those games (13-24-3).
• The Twins have covered 57.5% of their games this season, going 23-17-0 ATS.

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton leads the Twins in home runs (nine), runs batted in (25) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .271.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Buxton’s home run total ranks 12th and his RBI tally ranks 21st.
• Ty France is hitting .269 with eight doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, France ranks 148th in home runs and 52nd in RBI.
• Trevor Larnach is hitting .232 with three doubles, six home runs and 16 walks.
• Larnach enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs.
• Harrison Bader has five doubles, four home runs and 12 walks while hitting .290.
• Bader heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff ranks seventh in the majors.
• Minnesota has a 3.29 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Twins have the third-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.161).
• Twins pitchers combine to allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (39 total, one per game).
• Minnesota struck out nine Giants batters while allowing four hits in a 2-1 win in its last game.

Giants betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Giants betting info

• The Giants have won nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• San Francisco is 4-3 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +122 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 45% chance of a victory for the Giants.
• San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of its 40 opportunities.
• The Giants have an ATS record of 19-21-0 in 40 games with a spread this season.

Giants hitting info

• Jung Hoo Lee leads San Francisco in batting average (.287) this season while adding four home runs and 23 RBI.
• Lee is 111th in home runs and 35th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Matt Chapman’s eight home runs are most among San Francisco batters. He’s driven in 24 runs this season while slugging .428.
• Chapman ranks 27th overall in homers and 29th in RBI this year.
• Wilmer Flores leads San Francisco in runs batted in (33) this season. He has a .245 batting average and a .410 slugging percentage.
• Heliot Ramos is batting .268 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
• Ramos brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .444 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.

Giants pitching rankings

• The Giants average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the majors.
• San Francisco has pitched to a 3.39 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Giants have a combined 1.217 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Giants have given up the second-fewest long balls so far this season with only 29 home runs allowed.
• San Francisco pitchers struck out 12 Twins hitters while allowing five base hits in a 2-1 loss its last time out.