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Minnesota Twins: Predicting the Opening Day Game Result

No professional baseball happening now, leaving Minnesota Twins players and their fans with nothing to do but watch old baseball games on television, play baseball video games, and read up on as much content as they can.

With that in mind, we decided to predict who would have won the first game of the season between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics. We’ll compare lineups, starting pitchers, intangibles and more. With that in mind, let’s get into it.

Minnesota Twins Lineup vs. Oakland Athletics Lineup

The Twins lineup only got better in the offseason, with the addition of Josh Donaldson bulking up an already strong Twins lineup headlined by Max Kepler, Nelson Cruz, and Jorge Polanco.