Arizona Diamondbacks vs Minnesota Twins Picks and Predictions June 25th 2024

Twins Looking to Strike Down Diamondbacks

Joe Ryan plans to proceed with the dash of predominant Minnesota pitching exhibitions as the Minnesota Twins face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix.

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Minnesota’s Dominant Pitching Streak

Bailey Ober’s Stellar Performance

Bailey Ober set the tone with a complete-game victory against Oakland on Saturday, retiring the final 17 batters.

Pablo Lopez’s Masterful Outing

Pablo Lopez followed Ober’s lead by retiring the first 17 Athletics and striking out 14 over eight shutout innings on Sunday. The combined 34 consecutive batters retired set a Minnesota record.

“If it’s an all-time Twins record, it’s quite amazing, so it felt good,”

Rocco Baldelli

Joe Ryan’s Recent Success

Joe Ryan( 5- 5,3.13 ERA) has been in fine form, contributing to the Twins’ recent success. Minnesota has won 12 of their once 16 games, and Ryan is 3- 2 with a2.54 ERA over his once six starts, allowing two runs or fewer in five of them.

Ryan’s Performance Against the Rays

After allowing one run and six hits in six innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Ryan received a no decision. His most exceedingly terrible excursion lately was against the Houston Astros on June 1, where he permitted five runs and eight hits, including four homers, more than five innings.

Arizona’s Road Trip Recap

The Diamondbacks are coming off a 3- 3 road trip against the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies. They started strong, winning three of the first four games, but concluded the trip with losses to the Phillies, who held Arizona to one run in each of the last two games.

“When you have guys like Wheeler, and when Sanchez was throwing the ball effectively like he has been, I’m not going to dwell on it,”

Torey Lovullo

“Certainly there are some things I wish we did differently. When you have (opponents) that are throwing the ball that well, that happens. It’s always a concern when we lose games when we don’t hit. It’s a concern when we lose games and we don’t pitch. And that’s my job. We have to find out what’s going on. We have to make sure we are pushing in the right direction, which I’m sure we are.”

Arizona’s Offensive Struggles

The Diamondbacks scored five runs in every one of their three successes during the outing however oversaw only one altercation every one of the three misfortunes. With an RBI single, Ketel Marte scored the only run on Sunday.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s Consistency

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been a bright spot for Arizona, recording five consecutive two-hit games. He sat out Saturday’s game due to elbow soreness but returned Sunday, contributing two of Arizona’s six hits.

Pitching Matchup: Ryan vs. Pfaadt

Brandon Pfaadt’s Recent Struggles

For the Diamondbacks, right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (3-6, 4.37 ERA) will start. He has a 4.99 earned run average in his last five appearances and has lost three of his last four decisions. Pfaadt confronted the Washington Nationals last Wednesday, permitting three runs and five hits north of 6 1/3 innings.

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Key Players to Watch

Pfaadt and the Diamondbacks’ pitchers will need to be wary of Minnesota’s Royce Lewis. The 2017 No. 1 overall pick is batting .328 with nine homers in June after recovering from a quadriceps injury sustained on Opening Day. Lewis was 7-for-16 with three homers and three walks in a four-game stretch before going 0-for-4 against Oakland on Sunday.

Tucker Barnhart’s Role

Arizona’s Tucker Barnhart is expected to see more playing time with starting catcher Gabriel Moreno on the 10-day injured list. Barnhart is 3-for-7 against Ryan, adding an interesting dynamic to the matchup.