Minnesota Twins (22-18) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (25-15)
The MLB betting action continues Monday, May 15, 2023, with the Minnesota Twins facing off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the interleague showdown at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the first pitch is set for 10:10 PM ET.
Minnesota and Los Angeles start a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers open as -115 moneyline favorites, while the Twins are listed as +105 road dogs with a total of 8.5 runs.
Sunday’s games have been excluded from the analysis, and the 22-18 Minnesota Twins hosted the Chicago Cubs for the closing contest of a three-game series. The Cubs won Friday’s opener 6-2, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth, and the Twins responded with an 11-1 victory on Saturday afternoon. Minnesota was looking for its second straight series victory, but the Twins have dropped three consecutive sets on the road, losing at the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Guardians in the process.
The Twins are scoring 4.38 runs per game (15th in the majors) on an underwhelming .222/.301/.394 slash line (.247/.320/.406 league average). They are hitting a sturdy .255/.333/.484 over the last seven days, though the Twins are still dead last in the majors in stolen bases (10).
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Pablo Lopez will take the mound Monday in LA, and the 27-year-old right-hander is 2-2 with a solid 3.47 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 62/14 K/BB ratio in eight starts (49.1 innings pitched) this season. Lopez has been outstanding through his first two outings in May, allowing three earned runs on eight hits and five walks across 13.1 innings of work while punching out 16. He ranks in the 63rd percentile in expected slugging percentage and the 80th percentile in average exit velocity.