The Minnesota Twins bring their 63-68 record into Sutter Health Park on Tuesday night for a regular-season clash with the 51-80 Athletics, giving late-night viewers on MLB.TV and Twins.TV a front-row seat to some truly synchronized mediocrity. These two offenses are practically holding hands in the batting average department, with Minnesota hitting .245 and the A's sitting right behind them at .244, proving that consistency is easy when you both agree not to hit too much. The Twins will try to navigate this Sacramento road trip without the services of outfielder Austin Martin and starting pitcher Joe Ryan, who remain on the injured list.
Minnesota sends right-hander Taj Bradley (9-5, 3.90 ERA) to the mound to show the locals what a sub-four ERA looks like. He faces off against Sacramento's own Gage Jump, a left-hander sporting a 5-8 record and a 4.83 ERA that actually makes him a Cy Young candidate on an Athletics staff carrying a bloated 5.47 team ERA. Bradley's 158 strikeouts should play beautifully against an A's lineup that has already fanned 1,101 times this year, so lock in your prediction on StreakChat to see if the rest of the room is riding with Bradley or backing the home underdogs.