The Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Blue Jays vs. Twins Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jays vs. Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 7-7 on the year and play the Reds and Red Sox next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .226 on the season and have a .329 OBP, and a .358 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins pitching staff has a 4.35 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Josh Bell leads the Minnesota Twins with 13 hits and 10 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Matt Wallner have combined for 23 hits and 12 RBI.
Joe Ryan gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. Ryan is 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 6-7 on the year and play the Brewers and Diamondbacks next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .240 on the season and have a .317 OBP, and a .378 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.40 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 15 hits and 4 RBI while Andres Gimenez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 27 hits and 14 RBI.
Eric Lauer gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. Lauer is 1-2 with an 8.80 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last 12 home games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Twins have lost four of their last five road games.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Twins’ last five games.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line each of their last six Saturday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven day games at Rogers Centre against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last eight home day games.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Blue Jays have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against the Twins following a win.
- The Twins have won five of their last six games as underdogs against the Blue Jays following a loss.
- The Twins have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight day games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games.
- The Blue Jays have lost the first inning in each of their last four games as favorites.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games as favorites.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last seven games between the Twins and Blue Jays has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Twins’ last eight games as underdogs against the Blue Jays have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Twins and Blue Jays.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Twins’ last nine day games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 12 games against AL opponents.
- Davis Schneider has hit at least one home run in two of his three previous home appearances against the Twins after playing the previous day.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Ryan Jeffers has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
- Joe Ryan has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against AL East opponents.
- Ryan Jeffers has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last eight road appearances.
- Joe Ryan has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (90).
- The Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts this season (151).
- The Twins rank 3rd in the league for walks this season (63).
- The Twins rank T28th in the league for hits allowed this season (121).
Blue Jays vs Twins Prediction
The Blue Jays have put together their two best showings of the season and maybe this is the sign of them recovering from the World Series hangover. I’m still backing the Twins and the slightly better price with an all-star in Ryan on the bump. Ryan has had some hiccups through 14.1 innings but he’s throwing swing-and-miss stuff and his overall numbers will improve with more reps. Lauer has been hittable and has had control issues. The Blue Jays are the better side and are figuring things out, but I can’t pass up even money with the Twins and their ace on the bump.