Two Times the Fun: Mariners at Twins Series Preview
The Mariners head to Minnesota for a three-game series.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 21: Byron Buxton #25 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates his two run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 21, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) | Getty Images After sweeping the Cardinals in St. Louis, the Mariners continue their annual early-season cursèd march through the Midwest with a stopoff in Minnesota, the famous not-roof-havers.
The Twins are fresh off their own sweeping, at the hands of former Mariner Ben Williamson and the Tampa Bay Rays. They’ve lost five straight and nine of their last ten, as they’re starting to really look like the team PECOTA predicted for under 80 wins. Game Time Mariners Starter Twins Starter Mariners Win% Twins Win% Game 1 Monday, April 27 | 4:40 pm RHP Luis Castillo LHP Connor Prielipp 49.
9% 50. 1% Game 2 Tuesday, April 28 | 4:40 pm RHP Logan Gilbert RHP Joe Ryan 50. 9% 49.
1% Game 3 Wednesday, April 29 | 10:40 am RHP George Kirby RHP Taj Bradley 53. 5% 46. 5% *Game odds courtesy of FanGraphs Overview Twins Mariners Edge Batting (wRC+) 97 (9th in AL) 113 (2nd in AL) Mariners Fielding (FRV) -23 (11th) -29 (12th) Twins Starting Pitching (FIP-) 102 (9th) 100 (7th) Mariners Bullpen (FIP-) 93 (3rd) 97 (10th) Twins 2025 stats The Twins are in rebuild mode, so have already brought up (and sent down) a couple of their MLB-ready pitching prospects, one of whom will make the start on Monday against the Mariners: lefty Connor Prielipp, meaning the Mariners will have to pull out their righty-heavy lineup again in the series opener.
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