mlb Game Recap
New York Falls 8-4 to Minnesota - Recap
Minnesota grabbed a 8-4 win over New York on Saturday, as Kenta Maeda was credited with a win at Target Field.
Minnesota was favored by -144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.
Kenta Maeda earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Max Kepler in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Drew Smith worked 0.2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Brandon Nimmo in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 13 hits, while New York only had 7.