HOUSTON

ASTROSHOU

19-29  |  Road

3
FINAL
Mon, May 18 • 7:40 PM ET
Target Field
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MINNESOTA

TWINSMIN

21-26  |  Home

6
Probable Pitchers
AJ Blubaugh
STARTING PITCHER

AJ Blubaugh

#69 | Relief Pitcher
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Taylor Rogers
STARTING PITCHER

Taylor Rogers

#55 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
AJ Blubaugh None-None 4.71 -- 2.0 1
Taylor Rogers None-None 3.86 -- 0.2 1
None-None W-L None-None
4.71 ERA Ldr 3.86
-- WHIP --
2.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 0.2
1 K (Strikeouts) 1
AI Model Win Probability
ASTROS
0%
📊
TWINS
100%
ASTROS --
TWINS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
11.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+1.0
MINNESOTA
Book Spread
--
Book Line
AstrosHOU (-3.5) 0 TwinsMIN (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Astros Cover

40.1%

Twins Cover

59.9%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around MIN +1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (MIN)

HOU By 1-2 runs

19.6%

HOU By 3-4 runs

16.3%

MIN By 1-2 runs

16.3%

MIN By 3-4 runs

10.6%

AI Model Projected Score
6
HOUSTON
5
MINNESOTA
Simulated Score
3
HOUSTON
4
MINNESOTA
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Astros Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Twins Win
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Twins (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: +1.0
D
Sim Twins (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -1.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o9.5 Loss
Proj Total: 11.0
D
Sim u9.5 Win
Proj Total: 7.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jul 1, 2026 MIN @ HOU 8 - 3
Jun 30, 2026 MIN @ HOU 4 - 6
Jun 29, 2026 MIN @ HOU 5 - 4
May 20, 2026 HOU @ MIN 1 - 4
May 19, 2026 HOU @ MIN 2 - 1
Season Statistics Comparison
Houston HOU
vs
Minnesota MIN
2
Games Played
▲ 162
3.00
Runs / Game
▲ 4.56
.169
Avg (AVG)
▲ .245
.229
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .317
.354
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .403
.582
OPS
▲ .720
4
Home Runs
▲ 187
Key Model Drivers
Home Runs (L5) +33.1% more
Houston: 1.3 vs Minnesota: 0.9
Walks (L5) +18.9% more
Houston: 4.4 vs Minnesota: 3.6
Strikeouts (L5) +8.1% more
Houston: 7.7 vs Minnesota: 7.1
Home Runs (Season) +4575.0% more
Minnesota: 187.0 vs Houston: 4.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
HOU Score 6.0 3
MIN Score 5.0 6
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.6 / 0.3 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 7.1 / 5.6 9.0 / 7.0
Home Runs 0.9 / 1.3 2.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 7.1 / 7.7 6.0 / 6.0
Total Bases 12.5 / 10.2 16.0 / 7.0
Walks 3.6 / 4.4 6.0 / 3.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
39%TICKETS61%
23%MONEY77%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
19%TICKETS81%
9%MONEY91%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
49%TICKETS51%
52%MONEY48%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
HOU Advantage
81-83-0 (49.4%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
MIN
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.4 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
HOU
(51.2%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
MIN Advantage
(51.8%)
Margin: -0.4 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
HOU
81-74-9
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +0.7
MIN
88-64-10
O: 57.9% / U: 42.1% Total +/-: +1.0