Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants Predictions & Picks
Minnesota are tipped to open this series with a victory.
The Twins picked up a couple of wins in Los Angeles last week, and they can take advantage of a Giants team dealing with a bunch of injuries at this time.
- Minnesota Twins have won 2 of their 4 games on this road trip
- San Francisco Giants are 4-5 in their previous 9 home games
- Minnesota Twins won all 3 meetings with San Francisco last season
- The two starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 9.28
Head To Head
- San Francisco Giants lead the all-time series 20-19
- Minnesota Twins won 7-6 when the two teams last met in May 2025
Minnesota Twins Form
Minnesota head to the Bay Area having lost six of their previous 10 games, and having split their first four games on this road trip.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-11 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L | 2-5 |
| Sep-12 | vs Cleveland Guardians | W | 4-3 |
| Sep-13 | vs Cleveland Guardians | L | 2-9 |
| Sep-14 | vs New York Yankees | L | 3-8 |
| Sep-15 | vs New York Yankees | L | 1-8 |
| Sep-16 | vs New York Yankees | W | 5-4 W/O |
| Sep-17 | at Los Angeles Angels | L | 4-5 W/O |
| Sep-18 | at Los Angeles Angels | W | 3-0 |
| Sep-19 | at Los Angeles Angels | L | 5-6 W/O |
| Sep-20 | at Los Angeles Angels | W | 8-0 |
San Francisco Giants Form
San Francisco go into their penultimate series of the season in miserable form, having lost seven of their last nine games and each of the last three.
| Date | Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep-09 | vs St Louis Cardinals | W | 7-6 |
| Sep-11 | vs San Diego Padres | L | 5-7 |
| Sep-12 | vs San Diego Padres | L | 6-7 |
| Sep-13 | vs San Diego Padres | L | 4-6 |
| Sep-14 | at St Louis Cardinals | L | 1-2 |
| Sep-15 | at St Louis Cardinals | W | 10-3 |
| Sep-16 | at St Louis Cardinals | W | 6-5 |
| Sep-18 | at Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 2-8 |
| Sep-19 | at Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 4-10 |
| Sep-20 | at Los Angeles Dodgers | L | 1-3 |
Starting Pitchers
| Player | Team | Record | ERA | Strikeouts | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebby Matthews | Minnesota Twins | 9-10 | 4.74 | 107 | 125.1 |
| Blade Tidwell | San Francisco Giants | 1-2 | 4.56 | 42 | 53.1 |