The visiting Orioles hope for a solid performance on Thursday as they look to steal a win at Target Field against the Minnesota Twins.

Baltimore puts its faith in starter Wei-Yin Chen to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 7-5. Getting the ball for the Twins is Cole De Vries, who owns a 2-2 record on the season with a 4.09 ERA.



View Baltimore vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Twins were listed as -115 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 9 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Twins at No. 14 in the American League and the Orioles at No. 13 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Minnesota's No. 9 ranked American League offense (4.3 runs per game) against a Orioles defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 11 in the American League at 4.7 runs allowed per game. The Twins have been averaging 9.1 hits per game, more than the Orioles have managed so far this season (8.2 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Minnesota has the American League's No. 14-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Orioles own the American League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

The Orioles were a 2-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Baltimore at +150 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Orioles grabbed a win last time out, defeating Francisco Liriano and the Twins 2-1 on Wednesday at Target Field.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a win are 2-8

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Baltimore are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7

A few Orioles at Twins trends to consider:
Baltimore is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 18 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 19 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Baltimore at Cleveland, Friday, July 20
Minnesota at Kansas City, Friday, July 20