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MLB Matchup

Astros @ Twins

Mon, May 18 11:40 PMTarget FieldMLB.TV
Final
HOU 3 - 6 MIN
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
HOU -1.5·MIN +1.5
Moneyline
HOU -105·MIN -115
Total
9
Astros
Away
Astros
23-31
11-17 road
W
W
W
L
W
Twins
Home
Twins
26-27
15-14 home
W
W
W
W
L

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Twins ML
-119· moderate risk
68%

Kendry Rojas (1-0, 2.45 ERA) holds a massive starter ERA advantage over Tatsuya Imai (1-1, 9.24 ERA), a 6.79-run gap that is the dominant signal in this matchup.

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Starting Pitchers

Tatsuya Imai
HOU
Tatsuya Imai
(1-2, 8.31)
8.31
ERA
Kendry Rojas
MIN
Kendry Rojas
(1-0, 1.26)
1.26
ERA

Season Series — HOU 1 - MIN 2

HOU 4-1 MIN
May 20
HOU 2-1 MIN
May 19
HOU 6-3 MIN
May 18

Batting

0.246
#6
AVG
0.238
#16
0.723
#7
OPS
0.712
#12
63
#7
HR
57
#13
225
#17
R
242
#8
215
#18
RBI
229
#7
17
#29
SB
40
#13

Pitching

5.18
#30
ERA
4.18
#19
1.500
#30
WHIP
1.320
#18
446
#12
K
400
#26
257
#30
BB
188
#19
13
#22
QS
21
#6
13
#14
SV
13
#14

Bullpen & Advanced

8.6
#13
K/9
7.8
#25
0.251
#25
OPP AVG
0.240
#15
0.778
#29
OPP OPS
0.703
#17
22
#23
HLD
39
#4

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ATS Records

23-31
Overall ATS
29-24
12-16
Away/Home ATS
17-12
5-14
As Favorite
3-8
18-17
As Underdog
26-16
0-0-3
Over/Under
0-0-5
6-4
Last 10 ATS
9-1
ATS Win%
0.4%
Avg spread: +0.4
Avg margin: -0.9
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: +0.9
Avg margin: +0.1

Scoring

4.31
R/G
4.68
5.20
RA/G
4.60
-0.9
DIFF
0.1

Injury Report

HOUJosh HaderRP
60-Day-IL
HOUJose Altuve2B
10-Day-IL
HOUYordan AlvarezDH
Day-To-Day
HOUJoey LoperfidoLF
10-Day-IL
HOUHunter BrownSP
60-Day-IL
HOUTaylor TrammellCF
10-Day-IL
HOULance McCullers Jr.SP
15-Day-IL
HOUCarlos CorreaSS
10-Day-IL
MINRyan JeffersC
10-Day-IL
MINGarrett ActonRP
60-Day-IL
MINWalker JenkinsCF
Day-To-Day
MINDavid FestaSP
60-Day-IL
MINCole SandsRP
15-Day-IL
MINMick AbelSP
15-Day-IL
MINCody LawerysonRP
15-Day-IL
MINPablo LopezSP
60-Day-IL