mlb Game Recap
Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies Wrap - Minnesota Wins 5-0
Minnesota got a shutout performance from its pitching staff en route to a 5-0 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Minnesota was an underdog by +205 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Mick Abel earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Ryan Jeffers in the win.
Philadelphia's starting pitcher Tim Mayza worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Alec Bohm in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 11 hits, while Philadelphia only had 7.