In New York Yankees VS Minnesota Twins, the Twins will travel to the Bronx to take on the Yankees in a weekend series.
Both sides are the favourites selected to win their respective divisions this season and the four-game weekend set should be a good test.
Game one’s pitching matchup will feature Minnesota’s right-hander Joe Ryan (2-0, 3.75) against New York’s Jhony Brito (1-0, 0.90).
MatchPlug is ready with the MLB Predictions Today for the Yankees VS Twins game.
Predictions and Betting Preview For New York Yankees VS Minnesota Twins Regular Season
- Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York
- When: Thursday, April 13th, 2023
- Time: 16:05 GMT
- Teams to play: Yankees and Twins.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.648
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The New York Yankees
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.648
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.67
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8.5
The New York Yankees will want the same pattern as last year; show strength on top of the rotation hit home runs and do quality work off the pen. They are behind Tampa Bay in the AL East standings, coming home from a seven-game home stand.
New York homered in ten of their first eleven games going into Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes the top two starters are combined for 5-0 in five starts and the Yankees bullpen combined sub 3.00 ERA with three saves and nine holds. Franchy Codero on Wednesday hit his fourth home run of the season, while Oswaldo Cabrera broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth with a two-out double to help the Yankees boost to 8-4 on the season with a 4-3 win. Closer Clay Holmes escaped a bases-loaded situation in the ninth to preserve the win.
Jhony Brito makes his third start of the season as he fills in for New York’s depleted starting rotation. Brito is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of only 0.90. He has thrown ten innings while allowing five hits and only one run. He walked three batters in his two starts while striking out eight batters. So far, opponents are batting only .158 against Brito.
Notable injuries: Gleybor Torres and Oswald Peraza are listed as day-to-day.
Betting On The Minnesota Twins
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.448
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 8.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.25
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8.5
The Minnesota Twins will want to maintain a good start to the season in a place that has been a house of horrors for them, the Yankees Stadium. They are 2-13 at Yankee Stadium since 2-18. Their most present home stand began well after taking two of three games from the Houston Astros last weekend.
Minnesota split the first two games with AL Central Division rival Chicago going into Wednesday afternoon’s series finale. Sonny Gray continued his fire start to the 2023 season, throwing five shutout innings, and now has a 0.53 ERA in three starts this season. With this win, the Twins improved to 8-4 on the season.
Joe Ryan will kick off the series for Twins on the Hill. After a great first full season with 13 wins and an ERA of 3.55, Ryan picked up from where he left off in 2022 with two wins in his first two starts. He has thrown 12 innings, allowed six hits and struck out 13 batters with an ERA of 3.75 in two starts. On the road last season he made 12 starts and went 6-4 with an ERA of 4.22. He gave up 60 hits in 64 innings but allowed 11 homers with a K/9 ratio of 8.58.
Ryan was 0-1 against the Yankees with an ERA of 9.00 in one start last season. He lasted only four innings, giving up three hits, and four runs while walking four batters.
Notable injuries: LF Joey Gallo and SS Carlos Correa are day-to-day.
MatchPlug Prediction
Over the past four seasons, the Yankees have won the Twins at the Yankee Stadium with 13 wins in 15 games. Brito got off to a great start with two consecutive wins and an ERA of 0.90. Ryan on the other hand, was hit hard in his only start against New York last season and allowed over a run more per game on the road than at home.
Ryan’s pitching isn’t exactly high-volume, which may lead to a good night for the Yankees’ strong batters. For Wednesday’s game, Minnesota scored a total of six runs in their last 5 losses. The Yankees may continue dominating the Twins on the home pitch.
Final Prediction: New York Yankees Moneyline.
