Twins vs. Blue Jays Pick
Who will take the rubber game when the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays meet up later this afternoon at 1:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Blue Jays are the favorite today, as Toronto is getting odds of -125 to win. Minnesota is listed with a money line of +115 to win, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today features Kyle Gibson (7-10, 5.76 ERA) on the mound for the Twins to face Joe Biagini (3-8, 5.11) of the Blue Jays. Biagini has been making mostly relief appearances in recent weeks. He has allowed three runs over his last 11.1 innings. On the season, he has 73 strikeouts with 29 walks and a 1.32 WHIP. Gibson is coming off one of his best starts, allowing just one run over seven innings to the White Sox. Still, Gibson has struggled this year and has 51 walks with 83 strikeouts. His WHIP is 1.68.
These two opened the weekend series on Friday and Minnesota picked up a 6-1 victory. The Blue Jays bounced back on Saturday with a 10-9 win. Toronto now sits 61-68 overall and 35-30 at home while Minnesota is 66-63 overall and 35-28 on the road.
The Jays held off a surging Twins team late on Saturday, as Minnesota posted six runs over the last two innings to make it interesting. Marco Estrada earned the win by pitching six innings and allowing three runs. Dillon Gee took the loss by giving up four runs in four innings for the Twins. Toronto was led at the plated by Josh Donaldson, who had three hits, including his 23rd home run, and three RBI. Kendrys Morales also homered for the Jays. Max Kepler led the Twins with a grand slam.
Minnesota has showed a surprising amount of hitting in this series, especially with their best bat injured. The hitting should be able to continue against Biagini, who hasn’t been in a starting role in some time. Gibson has been a mess for the Twins, but he is coming off a good start and could possibly build off that today. It’s a risk, certainly, but Minnesota has been the better team through two games, so I will take a chance on them today.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MINNESOTA TWINS +115