Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/6/24, 10:12 AM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

Astros won game 1 vs. Twins as underdogs, remaining the hottest team heading into the all-star break. They made 10 runs without hitting a HR, and in the 9th inning Bregman's 3-run HR, his #10, finally arrived to make it 13 for the Astros. The game became complicated towards the end as the Twins made 7 runs with a GS from Correa so that the game ended 13-12. The Astros had 16 hits and no starter left without hitting at least one. Peña went 3-for-5 and raised his average to 280. For Friday's game the game total was set at a low 7.5 runs, but the fired-up offense of the Astros and Twins, who in the last 10 games have had 8 OVERs, made ignoring what was predicted by the betting sites.

Brown for the Astros and Ryan for the Twins will face each other having had similar seasons, both have a 5-5 record, although Brown's ERA is higher at 4.37. Ryan at Target Field has been sharp recently, having never allowed more than 2ER in his last 3 outings. Brown is also coming off two very good outings and with a streak of 12.0 IP without allowing runs and striking out 12. He faced the Twins on June 2 at Minute Maid Park and they gave him 3 ER in a game that the Twins won 4-3.