NY Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Prediction 6-6-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a NY Yankees vs Minnesota Twins prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, June 6th at Yankee Stadium in New York. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series. 

Yankees Go for Eight Straight Wins 

The New York Yankees are 44-19 this year and they have won seven games in a row. New York has won the first two games in this series by scores of 5-1 and 9-5. Prior to this series, the Yankees swept the Giants in three games, won two out of three against the Angels, and won two out of three against the Padres. New York is 11-2 in their last 13 games and they are leading the AL East over the Orioles. 

The New York pitching staff has a 2.79 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and a .208 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 313 runs with a .256 batting average and a .335 on base percentage. Aaron Judge is batting .293 with 21 home runs and 54 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. New York is second in the MLB in runs scored this season and they have scored at least five runs in six straight games. 

Twins Trying to Avoid Sweep

The Minnesota Twins are 33-28 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. Minnesota has lost the first two games in this series and they have allowed 14 runs in the two losses. Prior to this series, the Twins won two out of three against the Astros, won three out of four against the Royals, and won two out of three against the Rangers. Minnesota is 9-5 in their last 14 games and they are third in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Kansas City. 

The Minnesota pitching staff has a 4.20 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Twins offense has scored 266 runs with a .228 batting average and a .300 on base percentage. Ryan Jeffers is batting .240 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI’s for the Twins this season. Minnesota is 19th in team ERA this season and they have allowed at least five runs in seven of their last ten games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for New York is Marcus Stroman, who is 5-2 with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP over 69.1 innings pitched this year. Stroman has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four straight starts and he has allowed a total of three earned runs in his last four outings (26.2 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Pablo Lopez, who is 5-5 with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 67.0 innings pitched this season. Lopez has allowed three earned runs or fewer in three of his last five starts, but did allow a total of 13 earned runs and 15 hits in the other two outings in that span. 

Why the New York Yankees will win

The Yankees have won each of their last 11 games against AL Central opponents.
The Twins have lost each of their last nine road games against teams that held a winning record.
The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games against AL Central opponents.
The Twins have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last 10 night games.
The Yankees have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

Eight of the Twins’ last nine games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Each of the Yankees’ last five games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.

NY Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Prediction 

New York comes into this game looking for the series sweep and their eighth win in a row, and they are 20-8 at home this year. Minnesota has also had a solid start to the season and they are above .500 on the road. The Twins are starting Pablo Lopez, who has been inconsistent, and I don’t trust him against this Yankees lineup. The Yankees are going with Stroman, who has been dominant in his last four starts. I know the Yankees are going to lose again at some point, but they are rolling and they have the better starting pitcher. My NY Yankees vs Minnesota Twins prediction is for the Yankees to win by at least two runs.