Toronto Blue Jays (85-67) vs. Minnesota Twins (67-85)
September 23, 2021 7:40 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Twins +110 / Toronto Blue Jays -147; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins meet Thursday in MLB action at Target Field. The Blue Jays look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Twins look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have won 17 of their last 18 games when scoring four or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 182 hits and 105 RBI while Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien have combined for 337 hits and 195 RBI. Steven Matz gets the ball, and he is 13-7 with a 3.84 ERA and 133 strikeouts this season. Matz is 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA and seven strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Twins have won five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 151 hits and 90 RBI while Luis Arraez and Josh Donaldson have combined for 217 hits and 144 RBI. Michael Pineda gets the ball, and he is 7-8 with a 3.74 ERA and 81 strikeouts this season. Pineda is 3-5 with a 4.29 ERA and 64 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays are 15-6 in their last 21 games as a favorite and 10-3 in their last 13 road games. The Twins are 1-4 in their last 5 Thursday games and 2-7 in their last 9 home games. The under is 4-1 in Blue Jays last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Twins last 5 on grass. The Blue Jays are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota.
Matz continues to pitch well for the Blue Jays, and he’s allowed just 10 earned runs in his last 22.2 innings. Pineda has also been strong this season, and he’s allowed just two earned runs in his last 13.2 innings. With that said, the Blue Jays offense have been head and shoulders the more trustworthy team and need to keep winning to improve their playoff odds. Give me the Blue Jays and the reasonable price.
