Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Picks and Prediction for Saturday, September 8, 2025
Our Twins vs. Angels prediction sees the Minnesota Twins (63-80) getting ready to take on the Los Angeles Angels (67-76) in American League action at Angel Stadium on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series. The Twins won on the road on Sunday to the Kansas City Royals 5-1 while the Angels are coming off a 4-3 home win over the Athletics on Sunday. Young right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson gets the start for the Twins while rookie righty Caden Dana pitches for the Angels. Today’s edge: MLB predictions for Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels with form and matchup notes.
Twins Looking Towards 2026
The Minnesota Twins are coming off a 5-1 road win on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals last time out. The team held their own offensively as they were able to go 9-for-33 with a pair of walks and 12 strikeouts as on the day Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens hit a home run while Luke Keaschall (x2) and Royce Lewis stole bases. Minnesota was 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Bailey Ober pitched well in the victory as he threw 5.1 innings and allowed one run.
The Twins are going to be sending young right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson to the mound and he is currently 5-4 with a 4.53 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP in 89.1 innings. He has done well at limiting the amount of hits as hitters have a .248 batting average against so far. Richardson faced the Angels once this season in a win as he pitched 5.1 innings and gave up one run on four hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts.
Injury Report for Minnesota
- Center fielder Byron Buxton: Knee (Questionable)
- Catcher Ryan Jeffers: Head (OUT)
- Left fielder Alan Roden: Thumb (OUT)
- Catcher Christian Vasquez: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Anthony Misiewicz: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher David Festa: Shoulder (OUT)
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Angels Looking to Grow
The Los Angeles Angels are looking to build upon their 4-3 home win on Sunday against the Athletics to end their series. The lineup was able to go 6-for-28 with four walks and eight strikeouts as Jo Adell hit a home run while Chris Taylor stole a base in the game. The team was 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine on base. Mitch Farris did not factor into the decision as he pitched six innings and allowed a pair of runs.
Rookie right-hander Caden Dana will be getting the start for the Los Angeles Angels and is struggling a bit as he is 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP in 11.0 innings (three games, one start) so far. He needs to work on his command as he has six walks and 10 strikeouts heading into this start. This will be his first career outing against Minnesota so this will be a good test for him.
Injury Report for Los Angeles
- Pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn: Knee (OUT)
- Pitcher Victor Mederos: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Carson Fulmer: Elbow (OUT)
- Right fielder Gustavo Campero: Ankle (OUT)
- Pitcher Tyler Anderson: Oblique (OUT)
- First baseman Nolan Schanuel: Wrist (OUT)
- Right fielder Jorge Soler: Back (OUT)
- Pitcher Hunter Strickland: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Ben Joyce: Shoulder (OUT)
- Third baseman Anthony Rendon: Hip (OUT)
Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels Pick
Spread Pick for Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Minnesota Twins -106 (4 units)
Simeon Woods Richardson has been holding his own this season as in his last seven starts, he is 2-0 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP in 31.0 innings while Caden Dana has not pitched enough in the majors to feel confident in splitting his games out. The team batting average of balls in play this year show a difference as well as Minnesota is 25th with a .282 team BABIP while Los Angeles is 29th with a .278 team BABIP up to this point. The Twins are a dominant 9-1 against the Angels in their previous 10 games, so take the Minnesota Twins to win once again.
Over/Under Pick for Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Over (4 units)
These bullpens are getting hit as the Twins are 25th with a 4.62 reliever ERA this season while the Angels are 28th with a 4.85 bullpen ERA up to this point. Both lineups can also hit home runs as Minnesota is 13th with 28.71 at-bats per home run while Los Angeles is fourth with 24.03 at-bats per home run hit. The over is 5-2-1 in the last eight games for these teams so go with the over here as well.
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