The Minnesota Twins drag a 72-83 record into San Francisco, California, tonight for a 9:45 PM EDT regular season start against the 64-91 Giants at Oracle Park. Right-hander Bailey Ober gets the ball for Minnesota, bringing his 4.32 ERA and 88 strikeouts over 123.0 innings into a rotation currently missing Mike Paredes and Mick Abel, who are both parked on the 60-day injured list. San Francisco counters with Landen Roupp, who carries a 4.01 ERA and 143 strikeouts through 155.0 innings. You can catch the broadcast on MLB.TV or Twins.TV.
The team stats paint a picture of two offenses executing near-identical side-hustles in mediocrity, with San Francisco hitting .248 to Minnesota's .244. Pitching gives the Giants a slight mathematical upper hand, as their 4.39 team ERA barely beats out the Twins' 4.63 mark. Minnesota has managed two more home runs on the year, 179 to 177, which counts as a feature when your road record sits at 32-45. Head over to StreakChat to lock in your pick or complain about late-night West Coast start times with the rest of us.