Dodgers vs Twins Game Preview
Target Field will host the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-4) and Minnesota Twins (3-4) for the first game of their series on April 8. Keep reading more articles like this for the most in depth baseball analysis.
Dodgers Analysis: James Paxton will be starting for them
Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers paid a visit to the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs led 6-0 in Sunday’s game before rain caused the game to be postponed in the bottom of the 4th inning. The Cubs and Reds split the first 2 games of their 3-game series at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Out of the last 6 games, the Dodgers have triumphed in 5 of them. In 183 at-bats during that span, the Blue Crew has slugged 5 home runs, a triple, and 11 doubles for a slash line of .273/.340/.426. They have a 4.18 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and a .238 batting average against on the pitching side of things.
Twins Analysis: They’ve only won once in their previous 5 games
The Minnesota Twins are fired up for this game after the rain postponed Sunday’s game against the Guardians. With 10 hits and a batting average of .385, Alex Kirilloff paces the Twins. He also has three triples and two doubles. With four RBIs apiece, Ryan Jeffers and Byron Buxton lead the Twins in this season’s strikeout total of 12. Willi Castro leads the Twins in walks with twelve. The Twins’ expected starting pitcher in this game is Bailey Ober, who is 0-1 with a 54.00 ERA and 1 strikeout so far this season. In just 1.1 innings of work on the final day of March, Ober gave up 8 earned runs on 9 hits in an 11-0 loss to the Royals.
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins Game Information
- Date: 04/08/2024
- Time: 07:40 PM ET
- Location: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
