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The Los Angeles Angels (66-85) square off against the Minnesota Twins (73-78) after Taylor Ward homered twice in a 4-2 win over the Twins. The Angels are favored (-171) in this matchup with the Twins (+145), which begins at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday. Los Angeles has Reid Detmers starting things off, while Minnesota will send out Joe Ryan.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Twins
- Game Day: Saturday, September 24, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Angels | -171 | 6.5 |
Angels Stats & Trends
Angels Batting
- The Angels average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB play with 180 total home runs .
- The Angels have the 25th-ranked batting average in the league (.229).
- The Angels are 27th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .294.
- The Angels’ 9.6 strikeouts per game are the most in the league.
- The Angels average 1.1 homers per game when playing away from home this season (82 total in road contests).
- The Angels are averaging 2.5 extra-base hits per game while slugging .365 on the road.
- The team averages 7.5 hits per game and is batting .221 on the road this season.
Angels Key Batters
- Shohei Ohtani leads Los Angeles in OBP (.358), slugging percentage (.534) and total hits (146) this season.
- Among all qualified hitters, Ohtani is 37th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 24th, and he is seventh in slugging.
- Ohtani hopes to build on a nine-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with five doubles, three walks and two RBI.
- Mike Trout has 21 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs and 49 walks while batting .273.
- Trout brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is batting .167 with a double, three walks and three RBI.
- Ward has 124 hits this season and has a slash line of .274/.357/.460.
- Ward enters this matchup with nine games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 games he is hitting .378 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
- Luis Rengifo has 15 home runs, 47 RBI and a batting average of .273 this season.
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins have hit 169 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The Twins have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
- The Twins have the 12th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.316).
- The Twins rank 11th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 86 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 76 home contests this season.
- In 76 home games this season, they’re slugging .412 with 220 hits going for extra bases.
- In home games this season, they’re batting .253 with 8.4 base hits per contest.
Twins Key Batters
- Luis Arraez has put up an on-base percentage of .370 and a slugging percentage of .417. Both lead the Twins.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Arraez is sixth in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 15th and he is 76th in slugging.
- Arraez hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .167 with .
- Carlos Correa leads his team with 139 hits.
- Correa is currently 24th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage and 33rd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Gio Urshela has 25 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 38 walks while batting .270.
- Jose Miranda has 23 doubles, 15 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .263.
Angels vs. Twins Probable Pitchers
| Detmers | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GS | 25 |
| 6-5 | W-L | 12-8 |
| 3.71 | ERA | 3.61 |
| 119.0 | IP | 137.0 |
| 45 | BB | 43 |
| 111 | SO | 138 |
