T.M. Selection: Minnesota Twins.

I like the Minnesota Twins to win this game against the San Diego Padres on Saturday. The Twins haven't looked really good in their games lately, losing 3 games in a row now and they really took a beating from the Padres yesterday. I think this is a good spot for them to bounce back though. The Padres may have blown the Twins out on Friday night but they haven't looked great in their games lately. They had lost 3/4 of their previous 4 games before taking the 1st game of this series with the Twins and I don't expect them to go on a big run now with how up and down they have been in their games all year. The Padres have also been a better team this year in road games with more of their wins coming in road games. Sonny Gray (5-3, 3.52 ERA) is up for the Twins here and he has been really good all year. He pitched great for months before hitting a bit of a snag in some of his starts lately, but he bounced back with a great performance in his last game and I expect him to continue pitching well here now that he has bounced back himself. Joe Musgrove (8-3, 2.63 ERA) is up for the Padres here and he has been the Padres ace for a majority of the year, but he has not looked good in his starts lately and it has been turning into an ongoing problem now. He has given up 9 runs in his 2 most recent starts and that has been a common theme lately, giving up 3+ runs in 4/5 of his previous 5 starts. I think he is going to continue pitching badly here since he has been due for some regression for some time now, and I expect the twins to put up runs on him after a night where their offense didn't even show up. I like the Twins to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Twins.