Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Picks and Prediction for Tuesday August 25 2026

The Minnesota Twins head to Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California, to face the Athletics on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40 PM ET with coverage on MLB.TV. Minnesota enters the matchup at 63-68 overall and 28-37 on the road, while the Athletics are 51-80 overall and 23-40 at home. The Twins have dropped three straight games, while the Athletics have won two in a row. Minnesota also leads the season series 2-1 through the first three completed meetings. At the time of this writing the odds were not released. Be sure to check out our free MLB picks throughout the season for more baseball betting predictions and analysis.

Starting Pitchers

Minnesota is expected to start Taj Bradley, who enters at 9-5 with a 3.90 ERA and 1.28 WHIP over 140.2 innings. Bradley has allowed 118 hits while recording 158 strikeouts and 62 walks, giving him a strong strikeout profile despite some control concerns. He has surrendered 19 home runs. The Athletics counter with Gage Jump, who is 5-8 with a 4.83 ERA and 1.51 WHIP across 82 innings. Jump has allowed 84 hits with 88 strikeouts, 40 walks and nine home runs. Minnesota holds the clearer advantage in the starting matchup, with Bradley owning the better ERA, WHIP and overall strikeout production.

Twins Look to Stop Their Slide

Minnesota comes into Tuesday at 63-68 and has struggled recently after dropping three straight games. The Twins lost 8-1, 7-5 and 6-2 in their last three contests, all on the road, after previously earning consecutive victories by scores of 6-4 and 4-1. Their current road record sits at 28-37, making this another important opportunity to regain some momentum away from home.

The Twins are batting .245 as a team with 1,080 hits, 600 runs and 151 home runs. Minnesota owns a .319 on-base percentage and .405 slugging percentage. Those numbers are nearly identical to the Athletics in several categories, but Minnesota has produced 32 more runs while maintaining a slightly stronger slugging percentage.

Pitching remains an area where Minnesota has been inconsistent, with a 4.66 team ERA and 1.39 WHIP. Opponents are batting .252 against the Twins. Even with those middle-of-the-pack numbers, Minnesota still holds a significant pitching advantage in this particular matchup because the opposing staff has allowed considerably more baserunners and runs over the full season.

Athletics Try to Build on Consecutive Wins

The Athletics are 51-80 overall and 23-40 at home, but they come into this game playing better after winning their last two contests. They defeated Houston 7-6 and 4-3 after dropping the previous three games. That modest two-game winning streak gives the Athletics some momentum as they return home.

Offensively, the Athletics are batting .244 with 1,084 hits, 568 runs and 156 home runs. They own a .318 on-base percentage and .400 slugging percentage. Their power production is actually slightly ahead of Minnesota, but they have scored fewer total runs and have been less efficient overall.

The biggest weakness remains the pitching staff. The Athletics have a 5.47 ERA and 1.51 WHIP while opponents are batting .270. They have allowed far more consistent traffic on the bases than Minnesota, and that becomes especially concerning against a Twins lineup that has enough power to capitalize when opportunities develop.

Minnesota Twins vs Athletics Picks and Prediction

Pick: Minnesota Twins Moneyline

Minnesota is the stronger side because of the starting pitching advantage and the large gap between the two teams' overall run prevention. Bradley enters with a 3.90 ERA and 1.28 WHIP compared with Jump's 4.83 ERA and 1.51 WHIP, while the Athletics also carry a 5.47 team ERA for the season. Minnesota has lost three straight, but this is a favorable spot against a club that has struggled badly at home and has allowed opponents to bat .270. The Twins moneyline is the preferred side.

Pick: Over 8.5

Even with Minnesota holding the pitching edge, the full-game profile points toward scoring. The Athletics have a 5.47 team ERA and 1.51 WHIP, while Minnesota's staff owns a 4.66 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. Both teams have also shown enough home-run production to create crooked innings, with each club surpassing 150 homers on the season. If the total is posted at 8.5, the better play is the Over because both bullpens and team pitching profiles leave room for offense after the starters exit.

This game preview was completed before play on Monday, August 24, 2026.