Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 5/24/2014
Sunday, May 25, 4:05 PM on FSN, CSBy
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Minnesota Twins - Deduno, S (1-2) vs. San Francisco Giants - Bumgarner, M (5-3)
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On Sunday afternoon, Samuel Deduno will be on the mound for the Minnesota Twins and will face Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants.
Right-hander Samuel Deduno was able to pick up his first win of the season when he defeated the Seattle Mariners at home last Saturday. He went six strong innings in that outing and allowed just two runs on two hits while walking two and striking out four. He has had some issues with control this year, but he still has a 3.53 ERA and has struck out 29 batters in 35.2 innings.
Deduno will be facing most of the Giants for the first time at the Major League level on Sunday. He did strike out catcher Buster Posey in their one and only matchup.
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner wasn't able win his fourth start in a row last week, but he did pitch well against the Colorado Rockies and ended up with a no decision. He went six innings in that start and allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out six and walking one. He has a 5-3 record on the season with a 3.38 ERA and has struck out 10 batters per nine innings.
First baseman Joe Mauer had a hit and an RBI in his only at-bat against Bumgarner, while catcher Kurt Suzuki is 1-for-3 against him with no strikeouts.
Minnesota Twins Betting Trends
Minnesota Twins are 27-16-1 against the Over/Under
Run Differential for Minnesota Twins is 1.4
San Francisco Giants Betting Trends
San Francisco Giants are 20-25-2 against the Over/Under
Run differential for San Francisco Giants is 0.1
Injuries to Watch
Minnesota Twins
05/08/14 RF Sam Fuld Concussion 7-day DL (5/8)
05/03/14 P Mike Pelfrey Groin 15-day DL (5/1)
04/11/14 LF Josh Willingham Wrist 15-day DL (4/7)
San Francisco Giants
05/22/14 P Santiago Casilla Hamstring 15-day DL (5/21)
05/21/14 P Matt Cain Hamstring questionable
05/10/14 1B Brandon Belt Finger 15-day DL (5/10)
03/28/14 2B Marco Scutaro Back 60-day DL (3/21)
Josh's Pick: Take San Francisco
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