Orioles face the Twins looking to end road skid

By Canadian Press on May 6, 2025.

Baltimore Orioles (13-20, fifth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (15-20, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich (1-2, 5.16 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Twins: Pablo Lopez (2-2, 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -161, Orioles +136; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles travel to the Minnesota Twins looking to break a three-game road losing streak.

Minnesota has a 9-6 record in home games and a 15-20 record overall. The Twins have gone 7-4 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Baltimore has a 5-11 record in road games and a 13-20 record overall. The Orioles have an 8-16 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Larnach has two doubles and four home runs for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 13-for-36 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Adley Rutschman has four doubles and four home runs for the Orioles. Ryan O’Hearn is 10-for-35 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .281 batting average, 2.89 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .227 batting average, 5.38 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Luke Keaschall: 10-Day IL (forearm), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (neck), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zachary Eflin: 15-Day IL (lat), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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