The Minnesota Twins will try to add some distance between themselves and the Kansas City Royals for the American League second wild card spot when they meet tonight a Target Field. Kansas City called up the lefty Onelki García from AAA Omaha where he was 7-3, with an ERA of 4.75. Kyle Gibson will start for the Twins. Gibson is 2-1 in his last 3 starts, with an ERA of 3.06, and a 1.36 WHIP. The Twins are 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 home games against southpaws. Minnesota is 4-0 in Gibson’s last 4 starts against the Royals and KC is just 2-6 in their last 8 trips to Minnesota.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS
Month: September 2017
Friday MLB Pick
The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost 3 in a row but had the day off yesterday to gather their bearings and tonight they will host the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. Pittsburgh’s ace, Gerrit Cole, will tap the rubber tonight for the Pirates. Cole is 11-8, with a 3.99 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP in 167 innings of work and last faced the Reds on Saturday where he threw 7 scoreless innings in a 1-0 Pirates win. Cincinnati will send Luis Castillo to the hill. Castillo is 2-7, with a 3.26 ERA, and a 1.14 WHIP in 77.1 innings of work. The Reds are 24-41 on the road. Pirates should get this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES