Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants 8/26/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

San Francisco Giants (61-62) vs. Minnesota Twins (62-61)
August 26, 2022 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Twins -134 / San Francisco Giants +114; Over/Under: +8

The San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins meet Friday in MLB action at Target Field. The San Francisco Giants need a win after losing 5 of their last 7 games. The Minnesota Twins look to snap a 6-game losing streak.

The San Francisco Giants have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Giants have lost 7 of their last 11 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Wilmer Flores leads the Giants with 100 hits and 59 RBI, while Thairo Estrada and Joe Pederson have combined for 171 hits and 97 RBI. Alex Wood gets the ball, and he is 8-10 with a 4.54 ERA and 122 strikeouts this season. This will be Wood’s first career game against the Twins.

The Minnesota Twins have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 straight games. The Twins have lost 10 of their last 11 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Luis Arraez leads the Twins with 135 hits and 41 RBI, while Carlos Correa and Gio Urshela have combined for 196 hits and 89 RBI. Joe Ryan gets the ball, and he is 9-6 with a 3.86 ERA and 105 strikeouts this season. This will be Ryan’s first career game against the Giants.

The Giants are 27-11 in their last 38 games following an off day and 8-1 in their last 9 interleague road games. The Twins are 3-7 in their last 10 interleague home games and 1-6 in their last 7 interleague games. The under is 7-1-1 in Giants last 9 overall. The under is 9-1-2 in Twins last 12 overall. The Giants are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Alex Wood has been hittable all season long, and he’s really struggled this month, when he’s allowed 24 hits and 16 runs in his last 22.1 innings. Joe Ryan has been respectable this season, especially at home, where he has a 2.95 ERA and .186 allowed batting average. The Minnesota Twins are in a must win spot as they need to stop the bleeding if they’re going to remain in the playoff race. Twins and the reasonable price has to be the play.