Our Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins prediction is all about urgency. The Twins, who have stumbled along the way, are all but dead in the playoff race. They sit three games back with three games left, and even if they win, the Twins will be eliminated sometime this weekend with a win against Detroit and Kansas City. That means Minnesota should play like their hair is on fire. For the Orioles, they only need one win to secure the first wild card spot and home-field advantage in the wild card round. There is motivation to do this quickly, especially after getting beaten up by his big brother yesterday. I expect both teams to hit better than they throw, and so my Orioles vs. Twins prediction is for the game to be over 8.5 overall.

Pitching could be an issue in this case. For the Orioles, Cade Povich just isn’t very good. He’s likely to get knocked over by some, and their bullpen is a constant liability. As long as the Twins don’t check out mentally, they should be able to score some runs. The problem for the Twins is that they just lost a 13-inning game to Miami and lost their entire bullpen in the process. For example, closer Johan Duran threw 2 innings and 31 pitches yesterday. This means that Pablo Lopez has to give his best and go deep into the game. Baltimore’s offense needs to get going before the postseason, so they’re motivated, too. I think this is a high-scoring situation with both offenses playing with urgency, a bad starting pitcher and two bullpens in a tough spot. I’ll play the over.

Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction: Over 8.5 (-115) available at time of publication. Playable under this number.

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