Twins vs Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 20: MLB
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- Aug 20, 2021, 8:14:06 PM
Odds
Time | 7:05 p.m. EST |
Twins money line | +196 |
Twins run line | +1.5 (+196) |
Yankees money line | -217 |
Yankees run line | -1.5 (-125) |
Over / under | 10.5 |
Key stats
Twins | Yankees | |
Record | 54-68 | 70-52 |
Road / home record | 24-35 | 37-25 |
Last 10 record | 6-4 | 7-3 |
Streak | L1 | W7 |
Over / under record | 70-46-6 | 51-68-3 |
Runs / game | 4.63 | 4.26 |
Runs allowed / game | 5.25 | 4.02 |
Preview
The Yankees will be hosting the Twins for the second of a four-game set. New York took the first game 7-5 last night due to Kyle Higashioka going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The Yankees have now won seven consecutive games up to this point.
Minnesota has scoring runs as they have scored a total of 40 runs in their previous seven games (5.71), but they need to pitch well after struggling on the mound the last two days.
The Yankees are also hitting at a solid clip, during their winning streak, they are averaging 4.71 runs per game.
Pitching Matchup
Twins
Charlie Barnes (0-2, 4.91 ERA) will be taking the ball for the Twins here. He is coming off a no-decision against the Tampa Bay Rays where he went five innings and allowed a run on three hits with no walks and three strikeouts. This will be his fifth career game and pitching against a relatively healthy New York Yankees squad is no day at the park. He hasn’t been doing well on the road this year as he is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA away from Minnesota.
Yankees
Nestor Cortes Jr (1-1, 2.55 ERA) will be trying to improve his season even more as he is coming off a win over the Chicago White Sox where he went six innings and allowed a run on seven hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. He faced the Twins once in his career back in 2019 and hitters went 3-for-10 against him but the only guy who hit a home run then is no longer on the team (Nelson Cruz). Cortes has been dominant at Yankee Stadium as he is pitching to a 1.45 ERA.
Prediction
The New York Yankees have been one of the hottest teams in baseball while the Minnesota Twins are not doing well pitching this season. The Yankees are getting healthy and they are hitting well. Minnesota does not win against New York and history tells us that. Nestor Cortes has been one of the better pitchers in baseball. All in all, go with the Yankees to cover the run line once again here.
PICK: Yankees -1.5 (-125)
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