Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Picks and Prediction for Wednesday August 12 2026
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The Wednesday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins from Target Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Orioles (58-62) are six games below .500 on the road and are 2.5 games back in the race for the final American League Wild Card spot. Last night, leadoff hitter Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-5 with a home run and scored twice to spark Baltimore to a 5-2 road victory against Minnesota.
Twenty-seven year old righty Shane Baz (4-11 3.76 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles in this matchup. In his last start, Baz (8 IP) retired nine batters by strikes and gave up a pair of runs during a disappointing 2-1 road loss against Texas.
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The Minnesota Twins have dropped seven of their previous 11 games and are four games out of first place in the AL Central Division. During Tuesday’s home loss, Minnesota batters went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. 3B Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the Twins (59-62), who fell to 31-28 at home.
Minnesota skipper Derek Shelton will turn to twenty-six year old righty Zebby Matthews (5-8 5.23 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, Matthews (5 IP) allowed seven hits and six runs (3 ER) during an 8-6 road victory against Milwaukee.
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Orioles vs Twins Pick
Baltimore 1B Ryan Mountcastle suffered an oblique strain prior to his first rehab game and will be sidelined until later next month. Through 120 games, Baltimore ranks 19th in OPS and 14th in runs scored. For the season, Minnesota ranks 12th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. Take the Orioles to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 5-3.
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