Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction for Sunday May 31 2026
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In Sunday afternoon MLB interleague action, the Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates will wrap up their series from PNC Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Twins (27-32) are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and have fallen 6.5 games out of first place in the AL Central Division standings. On Saturday, Minnesota 2B Luke Keaschall went 3-for-5 and scored a pair of runs during a 10-9 road loss.
Twenty-six year old righty Zebby Matthews (1-2 2.37 ERA) will make his fourth start of the year for the Twins. Last time out, Matthews (6 IP) gave up three runs and retired six batters by strikes during a 3-1 road loss against Chicago.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have won six of their last ten games and are five games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. During yesterday’s home victory, Oneil Cruz crushed a three-run blast to stake Pittsburgh to a 7-1 lead after two innings. 1B Spencer Horwitz and OF Jake Mangum also went deep for the Pirates (31-28), who improved to 17-15 at home.
Pittsburgh skipper Don Kelly will turn to twenty-six year old righty Braxton Ashcraft (4-2 2.75 ERA) on Sunday. In his last start, Ashcraft (6.1 IP) scattered seven hits and allowed one run during a dominant 12-1 home victory versus Chicago.
Twins vs Pirates Pick
Pittsburgh C Joey Bart (foot) has been cleared to workout and start playing catch with a targeted return of mid June. Through 59 games, Minnesota ranks 16th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 9th in OPS and 5th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 4-2.
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