Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+102) Pittsburgh (-122)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (27-30) on Friday. The line on this contest has the Twins at +102 and the Pirates are sitting at -122. The total is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Taj Bradley and Jared Jones.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in MLB. They have accumulated 256 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Twins have recorded 86 doubles as a team and have hit 60 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 241 RBI's and 441 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .236. Minnesota is slugging .385 and have been rung up 487 times, while taking a walk on 199 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have conceded 51 long balls and also 265 total runs (24th in the league). Minnesota has surrendered 459 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 238 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 4.33 on the year (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 434 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 198 hitters and their FIP is 4.06 as a team so far this year.

The Twins relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and have entered the game in 63 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves this season and have not converted 6 of 21 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 base runners on the year with 31.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Twins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 62 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 185 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 41 holds over the course of the season (3rd in baseball).

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 1,485 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 426 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Twins have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,455 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

Bradley has taken the hill for 437 innings and has racked up 469 punch outs in his career. Bradley (24-28 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.54 while he has gone up against 1,860 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.61 (224 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.286. He has allowed 401 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 161 free passes.

The Pirates have a SLG% of .392 and they score 4.89 runs per outing (6th in MLB). They have hit 80 two-baggers, while taking a walk 213 times as well as scoring 274 runs. Pittsburgh has 60 home runs for the season to go along with 262 runs batted in. They have struck out on 520 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 489 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 246 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.82 (215 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 49 homers and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.246 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (498 strikeouts against 201 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 431.

They sit at 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.5%, and they have dispatched 186 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with base runners. With 54 save situations, the Pirates have 31 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 22 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.9% of 70 inherited base runners.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Pirates have accrued 465 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 1,523 putouts this year. In their 4,569 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (13th in MLB).

During his career, Jones has allowed 106 base hits while totaling 132 strikeouts in 121 innings. Jones (6-8 career win-loss record) has a 4.16 earned run average and has conceded 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 56 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.196 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 504 batters so far in his career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+102)

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