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Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins: Can the Twins bounce back?
The Toronto Blue Jays are visiting the Minnesota Twins today at Target Field.
The Jays play their best baseball of the season
The Toronto Blue Jays are at the bottom of the AL East with a 67-71 record, including 33-38 on the road. They have won seven of their last ten games and interestingly in their last four games, one of the teams failed to score. The Blue Jays have a 4.38 ERA, a .241 batting average, a .312 on-base percentage, and 1.28 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team with 170 hits, 82 runs, and 27 home runs.
The Twins have a promising season
The Minnesota Twins are third in the AL Central with a 76-62 record, including 38-30 at home and are 3.5 games behind the leading Cleveland Guardians. The Twins have lost five of their last 6 games. Minnesota has a 4.09 ERA, a .231 batting average, a .292 on-base percentage, and 1.18 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Willi Castro leads the Twins with 123 hits and 79 runs so far in the season while Ryan Jeffers is on top with 20 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Twins are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 1-4 SU in their last 5 home games, and 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against teams from the AL East. Minnesota has played under the total run line in 5 of their last 7 games against Toronto, 4 of their last 5 home games against them, and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the AL. The Blue Jays are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games overall, 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Minnesota, 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against teams from the AL and 2-6 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the AL Central.
Prediction and Conclusion
Last night we witnessed one of the largest wins of the season as the Blue Jays won 15-0 in Minneapolis. Still, they are almost even theoretically out of the playoff race, while the Twins have a chance to win the division. The Twins will try to bounce back with Bailey Ober, who is 12-6 for the season with a 4.06 ERA, 147 K, 142 IP, and 1.04 WHIP. The Blue Jays will start with Yariel Rodriguez, who is only 1-6 for the season with a 4.82 ERA, 66 K, 65.1 IP, and 1.36 WHIP. The Twins will definitely show up ready after the humiliating loss last night and will bounce back with a comfortable win.
