Twins vs Astros Prediction, Odds, Picks - Apr. 5
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The favored Twins have -121 moneyline odds against the underdog Astros, who are listed at +102.
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The defending World Series champions are off to a hot start as the Los Angeles Dodgers are 8-0 to open 2025.
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Aaron Judge cracked his fifth home run of the season to lead New York to a 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks and snap a two-game losing streak in the process.
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The Twins lost to the Astros but Minnesota fans delighted in the first five-strikeout game of Jose Altuve's career.
Byron Buxton hit a ball just past Astros starter Hunter Brown. By the time the pitcher got off the mound and fielded the ball, he spun around, looked toward first and thought better of throwing the ball. Not with Buxton running.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was the target of baseball fans' ridicule as the Minnesota Twins have started 0-4 after he wrote they'd go 162-0 on opening day.
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On the seventh pitch of their duel, McCaughan, who pitched the final two innings of Thursday’s game, caught Altuve looking, giving him a rare, undesirable platinum sombrero.
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Jim Kaat was a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent 13 of his 25 major league summers in Minnesota. He was an original Twin after having started in Washington two seasons before the Senators moved to Minnes
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