Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins (69-90) into a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies (94-65) following his two-home run performance in a 4-0 win over the Rangers. The Phillies are favored (-204) for this game against the underdog Twins (+168), which starts at 6:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Philadelphia has Ranger Suarez set to start, and Minnesota will send out Mick Abel.

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Phillies vs. Twins betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-204)
• Underdog: Twins (+168)
• Over/under: 8.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have been the moneyline favorite 126 total times this season. They’ve gone 78-48 in those games.
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -204 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 22-5 record (winning 81.5% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 67.1%.
• Philadelphia has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 71 times this season for a 71-78-10 record against the over/under.
• The Phillies have covered 50.3% of their games this season, going 80-79-0 ATS.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber has a team-high 56 home runs and 132 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB, Schwarber ranks second in homers and first in RBI.
• Bryce Harper is batting .263 with 32 doubles, 27 home runs and 68 walks.
• Harper currently ranks 37th in home runs and 66th in RBI in the bigs.
• Harper has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .211 with three walks.
• Bryson Stott is hitting .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 54 walks.
• Stott has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Nick Castellanos is batting .253 with 27 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 31 walks.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
• Philadelphia has a 3.83 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Phillies combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.241).
• Phillies pitchers combine to surrender 173 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (11th-fewest in MLB).
• Philadelphia struck out six Marlins batters while giving up five hits in a 1-0 win in its last game.

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been underdogs in 68 games this season and won 27 (39.7%) of those contests.
• Minnesota has a record of 1-4 when it’s set as an underdog of +168 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 37.3%.
• Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 72 of 158 chances this season.
• The Twins are 79-79-0 ATS in their 158 games with a spread this season.

Twins hitting info

• Buxton leads Minnesota in home runs with 34, runs batted in with 82 and his batting average of .265 is also best on his team.
• Among all batters in the majors, Buxton’s home run total is 13th, and his RBI total is 48th.
• Trevor Larnach has 125 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
• Larnach is 111th overall in homers and 127th in RBI this year.
• Larnach takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .188 with a double and a walk.
• Brooks Lee is slashing .237/.285/.373 this season for the Twins.
• Ryan Jeffers has 102 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .388 this season.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• Minnesota has pitched to a 4.62 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.323 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
• With 192 homers allowed, the Twins rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Minnesota defeated the Rangers, 4-0, with nine strikeouts and three hits allowed.