The Minnesota Twins (47-49) and the Colorado Rockies (22-74) meet on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:40 p.m. ET at Coors Field. Colorado is projected to start Kyle Freeland, while Minnesota has not named a starter.

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Twins vs. Rockies betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-169)
• Underdog: Rockies (+142)

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been the moneyline favorite 62 total times this season. They’ve finished 33-29 in those games.
• Minnesota has gone 10-3 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -169 or shorter (76.9% winning percentage).
• The Twins have a 62.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Minnesota has played in 95 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-51-5).
• The Twins have covered 53.7% of their games this season, going 51-44-0 ATS.

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton paces the Twins in home runs (21), runs batted in (56) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .289.
• Buxton ranks 12th in homers and 26th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Buxton heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .588 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Trevor Larnach has 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 30 walks while batting .248.
• Larnach ranks 70th in homers and 85th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Ty France is batting .248 with 16 doubles, six home runs and 15 walks.
• Ryan Jeffers has 17 doubles, seven home runs and 32 walks while batting .247.
• Jeffers brings a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff is ninth in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota’s 4.08 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Twins average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.251).
• The Twins surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (98 total, 1.0 per game).
• Minnesota lost to the Pirates 2-1 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

• The Rockies have been underdogs in 92 games this season and won 21 (22.8%) of those contests.
• Colorado has entered 74 games this season as the underdog by +142 or more and is 16-58 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rockies, based on the moneyline, is 41.3%.
• Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of its 96 games with a total this season.
• The Rockies are 38-58-0 ATS in their 96 games with a spread this season.

Rockies hitting info

• Hunter Goodman is batting .277 with 17 home runs and 52 RBI. All three of those stats lead Colorado hitters this season.
• In all of MLB, Goodman is 31st in homers and 48th in RBI.
• Jordan Beck has 82 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .444 this season.
• Beck is 121st overall in homers and 162nd in RBI this year.
• Mickey Moniak has 59 hits this season and a slash line of .257/.306/.517.
• Moniak has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .375 with a triple, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
• Tyler Freeman has 52 hits and an OBP of .404 to go with a slugging percentage of .422 this season.

Rockies pitching rankings

• The Rockies average just 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in the big leagues.
• Colorado has pitched to a 5.57 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
• Rockies pitchers have a 1.573 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
• The Rockies have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 129, or 1.3 per game.
• Last time out, Colorado fell to the Reds 4-2. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.