Athletics vs Twins 9/26/23

The Oakland Athletics take a road trip Tuesday night up north to Minnesota for game one of three with the Twins. Oakland is the worst team in baseball 60 games below .500 on the year after losing three of their last five. Paul Blackburn (4-6 4.11 ERA) will be on the mound Tuesday for Oakland. For more MLB action see our MLB Picks. Blackburn has given up 113 hits and ten home runs across 100.2 innings of work resulting in his struggles this season.

Offensively Oakland has been one of the worst teams in baseball with a .224 batting average as the Athletics have scored only 565 runs in 165 games played. Brent Rooker does everything for Oakland with a .243 batting average to lead the team, while boasting a team high 29 home runs and 65 RBIs this season. As a unit Oakland has hit 166 home runs with a .372 slugging percentage.

The Minnesota Twins stay at home Wednesday 10 games above .500 having already locked up the American League Central. Minnesota comes into this series looking to fine tune their team heading into the postseason. Offensively Minnesota has played well this season with 737 runs scored on 1276 hits in 156 games played.

Bailey Ober will take the mound for the 25th time this season from Minnesota on Tuesday. Ober has given up 57 runs across 132.2 innings of work this season resulting in a 3.66 ERA. At home Ober has been slightly better with a 3.53 ERA. after giving up just 29 runs across a 71.1 innings of action. 

The Minnesota Twins are coasting into the playoffs as they have already secured their spot. Expect the Twins to dominate Oakland Tuesday night with an easy victory. The Twins are better on both sides of the plate and will use those strengths in this matchup. Take the Twins to get another easy victory as they inch closer to the postseason. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 8-3.