“Can the Twins Defy Expectations and Secure a Thrilling Home Opener Victory?”

The Twins are not off to a better start, and with their division they really can’t afford to fall too far behind, even if it is just the first week of the season. The Twins also are just 2-4 for the year, but this marks the start of the year on their home turf. Perhaps there is reason to think they will have better luck here. They did win their last two games, beating the White Sox, a team that should be beaten in at least two of every three games this season, like the Twins did. The bats finally broke out as the team scored 14 runs in the final two games of the series. I don’t think the Twins will be that good this season, but there is no way they will be this bad either. They send out Joe Ryan to the mound today in hopes of taking the opener. Ryan turned in a good performance the first game of the season, going five innings and allowing just one earned run. He allowed five hits, struck out five, and had no walks. Ryan hasn’t been great against the Astros, allowing 21 hits in 77 at-bats. They also are striking out about a third of the time against him. However the hits against Ryan were mostly for extra bases compared to those that Brown has given up.

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