Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Wild 4/22/2023 Picks

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22 April 2023

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The Washington Nationals will be facing the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon.

Washington is 5-13 overall, split the first eight road matches, and is trying to climb up from the basement of the NL East with 7.5 games behind Atlanta in the first place.

The Nationals started the inter-league series versus the Twins with a 3-2 road win that snapped a two-game losing skid against the Orioles on Friday.

Catcher Keibert Ruiz drove a single in the eighth inning allowing Right Fielder Lane Thomas to score in lifting the Nats to a 3-2 win.

Designated Hitter Joey Meneses hit a 409 feet home run from the center in the 7th inning to put Washington first on the scoreboard in the winning effort.

Center Fielder Victor Robles led the Nationals’ batting unit with an average of .288 and an on-base percentage of .373 while Third Baseman Jeimer Candelario chipped in a team-leading three home runs, nine RBIs, and 20 hits for Washington.

Thirty-year-old righty Chad Kuhl (0-12, 8.59 ERA) will take his post on the hill for his fourth start of the season for the Nationals on Saturday.

Kuhl allowed seven hits and five runs in over four innings pitched in a 4-6 home loss to the Guardians last time out.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 8 outings while the Nationals are 2-6 SU in their last 8 matches played.

The Washington Nationals are 8-1 straight up in their last 9 contests played versus Minnesota and the Nats are 6-14 SU in their last 20 road games.

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The Minnesota Twins are staying on their home field looking to end a two-game losing streak when hosting the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Minnesota is 11-9 overall with a 4-3 home record while holding on to 0.5 games ahead of Cleveland in second place in the AL Central and ranked fourth in the major league with a team ERA of 3.15.

The Twins lost two games in a row and five of the last six contests including a 2-3 home loss in the series opener against the Nationals yesterday.

On Saturday, Minnesota’s relief pitcher Griffin Jax (1-2) gave away two runs and failed to control the ball to hold on to a 2-1 lead on the way to the eighth inning.

DH Byron Buxton made two hits and First Baseman Joey Gallo chipped in his fifth home run for the Twins.

Center Fielder Byron Buxton averages .242 at the plate while First Baseman Joey Gallo hit five long balls outside the perimeter and Third Baseman Jose Miranda added 17 hits for Minnesota.

Left Fielder Trevor Larmach recorded 13 RBIs with an on-base percentage of .333 for the Twins.

The Minnesota Twins will counter with talented right-handed thrower Pablo Lopez (1-1, 1.73 ERA) to start the second installment of a series on Saturday.

Lopez, who closed a $73.5 million four-year extension of his contract with the Twins, recorded a stunning 0.86 WHIP in pitching for 26 innings of work this season.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games played versus Washington while the Twins are 1-5 SU in their last 6 contests.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 home matches while the Twins are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 outings played against a rival from the National League East Division.

Washington Nationals vs. Minnesota Twins. The MLB Pick for this contest is Minnesota -250. Infielder Jorge Polanco (knee) is currently undergoing rehab and will not be joining the Twins on Saturday.

After finishing 19 games, Washington ranked 27th in OPS and 27th in runs scored while Minnesota ranked 25th in OPS and 22nd in runs scored for the season.

The Twins will get even in the series at home on Saturday. The prediction: Minnesota Twins will win 4-2.

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