Our Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins prediction is all about urgency. The Twins, who have stumbled in the final stretch, are all but dead in the playoff race. They are three games behind with three games remaining, and even if they win, the Twins will be eliminated sometime this weekend with a win over Detroit and Kansas City. That means Minnesota has to play like their hair is on fire. For the Orioles, they just need one win to ensure they have the top wild card spot, and therefore home field advantage in the wild card round. There is motivation to do that quickly, especially after getting hammered by big brother yesterday. I expect both teams to hit better than they throw, which is why my Orioles vs Twins prediction is for the game total to be over 8.5.

Pitching can be a problem here. For the Orioles, Cade Povich just isn’t very good. It’s likely he’ll knock some down, and their bullpen is an ongoing liability. As long as the Twins haven’t mentally checked out, they should be able to put up some runs. The problem for the Twins is that they just lost a 13-inning game to Miami, and blew their entire bullpen in the process. For example, closer Johan Duran threw 2 innings and 31 pitches yesterday. That means Pablo Lopez has to be on his game and throw deep into the game. Baltimore’s offense needs to be in shape before the postseason, so they are motivated as well. I think this is a high scoring situation with both offenses playing with urgency, one bad starting pitcher and two bullpens in a tough spot. I play the over.

Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction: Over 8.5 (-115) available at time of publication. Playable on that song.

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