Minnesota at Baltimore

Minnesota continues its worst-to-first story leading the AL Central on a 9-1 run. Twins starter Chris Paddock (3.68 ERA) has 13 strikeouts, one walk, over 14+ innings in his first three starts. Minnesota is 10-3 versus teams whose hitters strike out seven or more times per game. Baltimore is on a 2-5 run ranked #26 in runs scored, #20 in on-base percentage, #28 in slugging. Starter Tyler Wells (5.54 ERA) has struggled with the Orioles losing all four of his starts. Baltimore is 41-107 against winning teams, plus 16-57 versus teams that outscore their opponents by 0.5 or more runs per contest. The Twins are on the 35-16 run against the Orioles, including 9-3 at Camden Yards. Play Minnesota.