Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins MLB - July 13, 2025

Sunday, July 13th, 2025

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The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (38-58, fifth in the NL Central) face the Minnesota Twins (47-48, second in the AL Central).

Game Details

Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

Pitching Probables

Pirates: Mitch Keller (3-10, 3.58 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 89 strikeouts)

Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 4.08 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 59 strikeouts)

Betting Information

Twins -141, Pirates +118; over/under is 9 runs

Matchup Context

The Minnesota Twins take on the Pittsburgh Pirates after Byron Buxton hit for the cycle against the Pirates on Saturday.

Minnesota is 47-48 overall and 28-19 in home games. The Twins are 22-37 in games when they have given up at least one home run.

Pittsburgh has a 12-37 record in road games and a 38-58 record overall. Pirates pitchers have a collective 3.77 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.

Top Performers

Buxton leads the Twins with a .286 batting average, and has 13 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs, 27 walks and 55 RBI. Willi Castro is 10 for 35 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Andrew McCutchen has a .256 batting average to lead the Pirates, and has 14 doubles and eight home runs. Tommy Pham is 13 for 34 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Last 10 Games

Twins: 7-3, .256 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Pirates: 2-8, .177 batting average, 4.06 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

Injuries

Twins: Carlos Correa: day-to-day (ankle), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (hip), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zebby Matthews: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Pirates: Chase Shugart: 15-Day IL (knee), Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

In summary

The Minnesota Twins host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The Twins, second in the AL Central with a 47-48 record, send Simeon Woods Richardson to the mound against the NL Central's fifth-place Pirates (38-58), who counter with Mitch Keller. This follows a game where the Twins' Byron Buxton hit for the cycle. Minnesota holds a better recent record (7-3) compared to Pittsburgh (2-8) over their last 10 games.

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