Twins vs. Yankees Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Apr 26, 2023

The New York Yankees (13-11) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Minnesota Twins (14-10) Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Twins are listed as -122 favorites, while the Yankees are +102 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid.

Minnesota’s Kenta Maeda and New York’s Domingo German have been named the starters for this contest.

Twins vs. Yankees Odds

Twins odds to win: -122

Yankees odds to win: +102

Spread: Twins -1.5

Total: 8 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Time: 1:10 PM ET

TV: MLB Network

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Who Will Win Twins vs. Yankees?

Twins and Yankees Betting Trends

The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 16 total times this season. They’ve gone 12-4 in those games.

Minnesota has a record of 11-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -122 or shorter (84.6% winning percentage).

This season, the Yankees have been listed as the underdog in four games and failed to win any of those contests.

New York has been at least a +102 moneyline underdog four times this season, but was upset in all of those games.

The Twins have played in 24 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total nine times (9-13-2).

The Yankees and their opponents have hit the over in eight of their 24 games with a total this season.

Twins Stats & Insights

The Twins have the No. 18 offense in MLB action scoring 4.3 runs per game (103 total runs).

Minnesota averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in baseball with 28 total home runs .

The Twins have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.232).

Minnesota strikes out 9.3 times per game to rank 22nd in MLB.

The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 9.8 K/9, the third-best in MLB.

Minnesota has the second-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.17).

Yankees Stats & Insights

The Yankees have scored 96 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.

New York has hit 30 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the majors.

The Yankees have a team batting average of just .225 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.

New York ranks 19th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.

The Yankees strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.

New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.25 ERA this year, third-best in baseball.

Twins Key Players to Watch

The Twins are sending Maeda (0-3) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-3 with a 4.15 ERA and 12 strikeouts through 13 2/3 innings pitched.

Trevor Larnach leads Minnesota in runs batted in with 17 while batting .244, which is also best on the team.

Joey Gallo’s six home runs are most among Minnesota batters. He’s driven in 12 runs this season while slugging .763.

Byron Buxton is batting .244 to lead Minnesota, while adding four homers and 10 runs batted in this season.

Jose Miranda has 21 hits and an OBP of .287 to go with a slugging percentage of .247 this season.

Yankees Key Players to Watch

The Yankees will hand the ball to German (1-2) for his fifth start of the season.

Gleyber Torres is batting .257 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 walks.

Aaron Judge’s six home runs and 11 RBI are both team-highs.

Anthony Rizzo has racked up a team-best 11 runs batted in.

DJ LeMahieu has a club-high .296 batting average.

Twins and Yankees Injuries

Twins: Kyle Farmer: 10 Day IL (Face), Alex Kirilloff: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Josh Winder: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronny Henriquez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Royce Lewis: 60 Day IL (Knee), Gilberto Celestino: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kenta Maeda: day-to-day (Ankle)

Yankees: Josh Donaldson: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Giancarlo Stanton: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ben Rortvedt: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Harrison Bader: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lou Trivino: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Rodón: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Severino: 15 Day IL (Lat), Luis Gil: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Frankie Montás: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Scott Effross: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tommy Kahnle: 60 Day IL (Biceps)