Minnesota Twins (64-83) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (82-64)
September 17, 2021 7:07 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Blue Jays -233 / Minnesota Twins +165; Over/Under: -9.5
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The Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. The Twins need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Blue Jays look for a win after winning 13 of their last 15 games.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last nine games. The Twins have lost four straight games when scoring three or less runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 147 hits and 88 RBI while Luis Arraez and Josh Donaldson have combined for 209 hits and 99 RBI. Michael Pineda gets the ball, and he is 6-8 with a 3.87 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season. Pineda is 2-5 with a 4.48 ERA and 62 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Blue Jays have won 14 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 173 hits and 103 RBI while Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien have combined for 327 hits and 187 RBI. Hyun Jin Ryu gets the ball, and he is 13-8 with a 4.11 ERA and 131 strikeouts this season. This will be Ryu’s second career game against the Twins.
The Twins are 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games and 1-5 in their last 6 during game 1 of a series. The Blue Jays are 6-1 in their last 7 home games and 19-7 in their last 26 overall. The over is 5-2 in Twins last 7 overall. The over is 4-1-3 in Blue Jays last 8 overall. The Twins are 7-0 in the last 7 meetings in Toronto and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Pineda is off to a solid start this month, allowing just one run in his last eight innings, but he’s pitching for a Twins team that can’t get out of their own way. Ryu hasn’t looked good these last two months and he’s actually worse at home than he is on the road. With all that said, the Twins are a team waiting for the season to end, and the Blue Jays remain one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Blue Jays offense is also on fire. Give me the Blue Jays and the RL for max betting value.
