Yankees vs. Twins Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins hold off the New York Yankees when the two meet up tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, New York is the slight favorite on the road, as the Yankees are getting odds of -110 to win. The Twins are getting a money line of +100 to win, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 10 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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The pitching matchup in this game has Bryan Mitchell (1-1, 5.06 ERA) on the mound for the Yankees to face Adalberto Mejia (4-4, 4.43) of the Twins. Mitchell is making his first start of the season. He has appeared in 12 games this season, allowing nine earned runs over 16 innings. He has 10 strikeouts with seven walks. Mejia has allowed seven runs over his last two starts. He has 54 strikeouts this season with 32 walks over 65 innings. His WHIP is 1.48. New York is 47-43 overall and 21-26 on the road. New York is putting up 5.42 runs per game while allowing 4.31 per contest. New York is being led by Aaron Judge, who has 30 home runs and 66 RBI while hitting .313. Matt Holliday is adding 16 home runs and 48 RBI.
The Twins have lost four of their last five games, including two of three to the Astros in Houston this past weekend. Minnesota is now 46-45 overall and 20-28 at home. Minnesota is putting up 4.56 runs per game while allowing 5.27 per game. Minnesota is being led by Miguel Sano, who has 21 home runs with 62 RBI. Brian Dozier is adding 15 home runs and 46 RBI.
The Yankees have the better team on paper, but starting Mitchell doesn’t excite me. He has struggled in his short relief appearances, so trying to make a start isn’t likely to go well. Mejia isn’t the best pitcher either, but the Twins should be able to give him enough run support to coast to a home win over the Yankees today.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: MINNESOTA TWINS +100