Update 6:23 p.m. ET: Tuesday’s game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees was rained out and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Wednesday starting at 3:05 p.m. ET.
Original column below (published 7:49 a.m. ET)
The Minnesota Twins (68-65) and New York Yankees (81-54) clash Tuesday in the second game of a 4-game series at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Twins vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: New York leads 3-1
The Twins are 1-3 on a road trip that opened with 3 games against the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota is just 6-10 since Aug. 20.
The Yankees won Monday’s series opener 5-2 and are 9-2 against the Twins the last 2 seasons. New York has had trouble on the mound and at the plate in seeing its once-15.5-game lead in the Al East dwindle down to 5 games. Lately, the troubles have been at the plate. The Yanks have averaged 2.88 runs per game on a .582 OPS since Aug. 9.
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Twins at Yankees projected starters
RHP Joe Ryan vs. RHP Gerrit Cole
Ryan (10-7, 3.88 ERA) is tabbed for his 23rd start of the season. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 9.2 K/9 through 118 1/3 IP.
- Allowed 5 runs in his last start and owns a 6.03 ERA across his last 7 turns
- Could be facing some inning restrictions over the final month as he is already 25 innings past the 92 2/3 IP he threw at combined levels a year ago
Cole (10-7, 3.28 ERA) has logged a 1.01 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 11.1 K/9 through 164 2/3 IP over 27 starts.
- Rocked in a start at Minnesota June 9 with 7 ER allowed in 2 1/3 IP
- Has registered a 2.94 ERA and 0.99 WHIP at Yankee Stadium since 2020
Twins at Yankees odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Twins +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Yankees -205 (bet $205 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Twins +1.5 (-140) | Yankees -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Twins at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 5, Twins 3
Money line
Some team batting and pitching factors swing both ways here. Cole has some better upside baked into his surface-versus-expected numbers, but he’s also likely to bring some indiscriminate public dollars toward the Yankees.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Ryan has been helped along by a .263 batting average on balls in play and some similar fortune in clutch situations.
PEG THE YANKEES -1.5 (+115) AS A SMALL-TO-MODERATE VALUE.
Over/Under
Fading Ryan and the Yankee bullpen makes for an Over lean. However, it would be wise to wait out better pricing or PASS.
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