Pittsburgh Pirates vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 07/12/25

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins have an afternoon tee time on Saturday, following a Twins victory on Friday night. Friday was a Skenes day, but he gave up 2 runs in only 5 innings of work, and that’s just too many for the Pirates to be expected to win. It’s just silly at this point. The loss was the 7^th in a row for Pittsburgh, which followed one of the best 6-day stretches in recent history. The Pirates have to win again at some point (I think), and they will almost certainly be plus money when they do; I’m betting it happens today. Give me the Pirates on the Money Line to end the losing streak.

We have two young arms on the mound to start. Pittsburgh will use Mike Burrows, a hard-throwing rookie who has been effective. He’s only going to give you about 5 innings as they manage his pitch count, but his innings are usually good ones. Minnesota will use Travis Adams. Adams has made one appearance, and it was a bulk relief appearance in which he gave up 5 runs on 9 hits and only one strikeout against the Rays. This looks like an opportunity for the Pirates. I’m sure they will squander it somehow—and they have lots of tools in the toolbox for that—but I am going to live on the wild side and see if they can end their current week-long losing streak.

Pirates vs Twins Prediction: Pirates ML (+115) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.