New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/29/24, 3:35 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

For the Mets, the 5-game winning streak that began with a 6-4 victory on July 23 against the Marlins and continued with a sweep by the Yankees and continued by winning the first 2 games against the Braves ended when the latter took the last 2 games of the series.

Now, the Mets will face the Twins in Queens in a duel where both teams are going through similar situations. Both are in Wild Card position and neither has lost either of their last 2 series. In 2024, both teams average an identical 4.9 runs per game.

For Monday's Game 1, the Twins will face left-hander Quintana. Against left-handers, the Twins have good numbers averaging 5.1 runs per game, although only 0.4 HR.

It won't be easy for the Twins to face the Mets. Since the Mets were second in the NL on May 29, they have the best record in MLB at 33-17.

Quintana will be the Mets' pitcher, but he will also have a difficult task when it comes to containing the offense that has scored the most runs since June 9, the Twins' with 234 runs. The Mets will have to give him offensive support as they have done before. Lindor has hit 22 HR and has a SLG of .474 in 2024.