Twins vs. Astros: Matchup Analysis & Player Insights

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00:009-19, 9-20, a 2-10 start from H-Town.

00:02It's Minnesota and it's Houston.

00:04Simeon Woods-Richardson on the mound here for the Twins

00:06going up against the lefty Walter here for the Houston Astros.

00:09This line overnight, Tom, roughly a minus-120 to minus-125.

00:13Still in that range.

00:14A total of 8.5 has actually dropped to 8 at a lot of outlets here.

00:18What if we had a disappointing Twins,

00:20if I can say that, going up against Houston?

00:22Yeah, and also it should be noted for the Twins

00:25that Buxton is in the lineup despite leaving early yesterday.

00:29Royce Lewis not in the lineup, so that is important to know.

00:33The pitching matchup, I'm fascinated by just because I have literally no idea

00:37what to make of Brandon Walter, who's pitching for the Astros.

00:40It's only his second year in the majors.

00:42In 2023, he was with the Red Sox, only 23 innings pitched.

00:46He had a 4.48 ERA and a 5.28 XF.

00:49We could say, okay, that's terrible.

00:50This year with Houston, 11 innings pitched,

00:53extremely small sample size, 2.69 ERA.

00:55You say, okay, it's whatever, it's 11 innings pitched.

00:57But he has a 2.45 XF, which is really, really interesting.

01:02He's not a dominant strikeout pitcher, but he has a 2.4% walk rate,

01:06which is unbelievably amazing.

01:08I think it comes down to the Astros' offense,

01:10because Simeon Woods Richardson is terrible.

01:13I legitimately think he's a terrible pitcher,

01:15and it comes down to the Astros' offense.

01:17So give me Paredes, Walker, Altuve, Diaz, who I really like today,

01:22and Pena.

01:23You get on base, you get some hits, and you score some runs.

01:26I'll see you next time.

01:28.

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