Situational Slaughter - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #959 Monday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates @ 8:10 ET - I know the Pirates haven't been hitting the ball very well and are having a rough start to the season but I look for them to do some damage against Lewis Thorpe. The Twins southpaw has been solid in two outings out of the bullpen this season but now makes a rare start. Thorpe pitched in 12 games last season (2 starts) and compiled a 6.18 ERA plus was hit at a .336 clip. You can see why I am expecting the Pirates bats to make some noise here. Certainly we should also see the Twins sticks make a lot of noise too. They are coming off a low-scoring series but that came against a pitching-heavy lineup-weak Indians team. Now Minnesota, loaded with right-handed power, will take advantage of facing Bucs southpaw Derek Holland. The Pittsburgh lefty pitched with two teams last season and logged 51 games (8 starts) and ended up 2-5 with a 6.08 ERA. Facing a powerful AL lineup won't help matters for Holland. Keep in mind his last season in the American League was in 2017 with the White Sox and he went 7-14 with a 6.20 ERA. Look for both starters to get rocked here and I expect the confidence of each lineup to, as a result, grow as this game goes on and the pens will end up getting pounded too as a result. The bats come to life based on the pitching match-up at Target Field for this one. 10* OVER the total in Minnesota