Yankees vs. Twins Pick
Who will take the rubber match when the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees meet up this afternoon at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, New York is favored on the road, as the Yankees are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Twins are getting a money line of -105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today has Jordan Montgomery (6-4, 3.78 ERA) on the mound for New York to face Jose Berrios (8-3, 3.70) of the Twins. Montgomery has not gotten out of the fifth inning in his last two starts, but still hasn’t given up big run totals. He has 90 strikeouts with 31 walks this season and a 1.27 WHIP. Berrios is coming off one of his worst outings, allowing seven runs in 1.2 innings of play. On the season he has 70 strikeouts with 22 walks and a 1.15 WHIP.
These two teams have split their first two games of the series, with the Twins picking up a 4-2 win on Monday. New York bounced back with a 6-3 win on Wednesday. The Yankees are now 48-44 overall and 22-27 on the road while the Twins are 47-46 overall and 21-29 at home.
A five-run fifth inning propelled the Yankees to a win on Tuesday night. Bartolo Colon didn’t survive the fifth in his first start with the Twins, taking the loss. Luis Cessa only lasted 3.2 innings for the Yankees, allowing the three Minnesota runs. However, his pen picked him up and went 5.1 strong innings. Didi Gregorius has three hits and two RBI to lead New York while Gary Sanchez had two hits and drove in two. Miguel Sano had his 22nd home run of the season to lead Minnesota in the loss.
Berrios and Montgomery have both been pretty strong this season. Berrios is coming off one of his worst starts of the season and his last four starts have seen him allow 20 runs. That doesn’t bode well against a powerful Yankees lineup. Montgomery hasn’t been able to get deep into games, but he has a good bullpen behind him and a strong lineup behind him as well.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -115