Los Angeles Angels vsMinnesota Twins Prediction
The Minnesota Twins are 22-25 at home this season and the Los Angeles Angels are 19-26 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a relatively low chance of having a quality start. J.A. Happ has a 38% chance of a QS and Alex Cobb a 43% chance. If J.A. Happ has a quality start the Twins has a 68% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.8 and he has a 43% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Twins win 53%. If Alex Cobb has a quality start the Angels has a 77% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.5 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Angels win 55%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Minnesota Twins is Josh Donaldson who averaged 2.45 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 43% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Twins have a 60% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Los Angeles Angels is Shohei Ohtani who averaged 2.63 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 47% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Angels have a 63% chance of winning.