Double boom! We cashed Shohei Ohtani to go yard on Tuesday night, giving us two straight winning days in home run props to start the week. Let's keep the profit train rolling with three more HR bets for Wednesday's MLB slate.
The Minnesota Twins (21-15) host the Seattle Mariners (20-17) at Target Field on Thursday, with the first pitch at 1:10 PM ET. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Twins will send Pablo Lopez (3-2) to the mound, while Logan Gilbert (3-0) will get the nod for the Mariners.
The 2024 MLB season is still in its infancy, and dissecting a team's performance in May is usually a futile exercise. However, the red-hot Minnesota Twins are not only the talk of baseball, but their recent play has fans dreaming of October.
Minnesota makes it 12 straight with a well-fought win. The Twins are unstoppable right now - winners of 12 STRAIGHT. Backed by one of Pablo's best outings of the young season, the Twins came from behind and scattered eight hits to earn three runs, locking up another series win in the process.
There just doesn’t seem to be anything that can stop the Minnesota Twins. Pablo Lopez delivered with another strong start, Carlos Correa drove in a couple runs and Max Kepler hit a solo homer as the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Saturday afternoon at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Seeking a win to push the winning streak to 12 games, the Twins watched Pablo Lopez turn in his best start of the year during his first official Pablo Day.
We're getting this out a bit early and with a bit more urgency today, as we'd like to get some more Masters bets in our pockets for the Friday action.
We went 1-1 with one rainout on our three strikeout bets for Wednesday's MLB slate, keeping our record at .500 for the week. We're looking to make a move back into the green, starting with our two favorite K props on Thursday.
The Minnesota Twins began their defense of their American League Central crown behind a strong start by Pablo Lopez, topping the host Kansas City Royals, 4-1 on Thursday.
Pablo Lopez will start for the Twins on Opening Day for the second straight season, manager Rocco Baldelli told Kris Atteberry on the Inside Twins podcast episode released Wednesday.
Pablo López had given up two hits and a run through five innings against the Cleveland Guardians in a June 1 game last season. The Minnesota Twins entered that game with a 29-27 record, ahead of the 25-30 Guardians.
At age 16, Pablo López had to decide whether to be a doctor or a professional baseball player. By the time the Seattle Mariners offered him a contract in July 2012, the college his parents attended in Venezuela had accepted him into medical school.
The champagne and beer was flowing in the Minnesota Twins locker room after they clinched the AL Central on Friday night – and Bally Sports North's Audra Martin was caught by some friendly fire.
Ever since the Minnesota Twins traded Johan Santana after the 2007 season, they have spent the next decade and a half seeking their next franchise ace.
Calling the blockbuster trade that the Minnesota Twins made in January bold would be an understatement. The team swapped their best contact hitter Luis Arraez to the Miami Marlins for starting pitcher Pablo López.
Pablo Lopez struck out a career-high 12 batters and scattered four hits for the first complete-game shutout of his career as the Minnesota Twins completed a series sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 5-0 win on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Twins starter Pablo Lopez was once considering a career in medicine and still fields health questions from his teammates.
The Twins and right-hander Pablo Lopez are closing in on a four-year, $73.5M contract extension.
When the Twins face the Royals in Kansas City on Opening Day, they'll send right-hander Pablo Lopez to the mound as their starting pitcher. Minnesota named Lopez their Opening Day starter on Friday, effectively meaning he is No.
The core of the trade, for immediate purposes, will see the Twins swap out three years of Arraez, the reigning American League batting champion, for two seasons of Pablo Lopez, who’ll immediately be an upgrade to their rotation.
In 13 games since Josh Bell was acquired by the San Diego Padres, the first baseman is batting just .125 with no homers and two RBIs. The Padres, who hope to avoid a three-game sweep when they face the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon, need the proverbial wake-up call for Bell.
The Twins and Cardinals have also been linked to Lopez in trade rumors.
Holding onto López certainly looks to have been the right call.
Lopez was the ninth starter to take a one-batter loss, but he was just the second starter to take a one-pitch loss, joining Art Schallock in 1955.
Marlins starter Pablo Lopez hit Acuna with the very first pitch of Friday’s game, which led to Braves manager Brian Snitker angrily coming onto the field to protect his star.
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