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The Minnesota Twins (22-15) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-106) in Friday’s contest versus the Toronto Blue Jays (17-20). The game starts at 7:07 PM ET on BSN. The Twins are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +164 odds.
Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi gets the start, and he’ll go against Minnesota’s Joe Ryan.
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Blue Jays and Twins Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have compiled a 13-9 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 59.1% of those games).
Toronto has a 10-8 record (winning 55.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -115 or shorter.
This season, the Twins have won three out of the 11 games, or 27.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Minnesota has a record of 3-8, a 27.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -106 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Blue Jays have played in 37 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-20-1).
The Twins and their opponents have hit the over in 19 of their 37 games with a total this season.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays score the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (134 total, 3.6 per game).
Toronto has hit 30 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in MLB action.
The Blue Jays’ .228 batting average ranks 22nd in the majors.
Toronto strikes out 7.4 times per game, the fourth-fewest average in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
Toronto has a 4.64 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have scored 179 runs (4.8 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Minnesota ranks ninth in Major League Baseball with 40 home runs.
The Twins’ .241 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
Minnesota ranks 19th with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
The Twins have a 10.3 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
Minnesota has the 14th-ranked ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Kikuchi gets the start for the Blue Jays, his eighth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings pitched.
Justin Turner leads Toronto in runs batted in with 16 while batting .270, which is also best on the team.
Daulton Varsho is batting .227 this season with a team-high six home runs and 16 RBI.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in runs batted in (16) this season. He has a .246 batting average and a .373 slugging percentage.
George Springer has collected 29 hits this season and has an OBP of .276. He’s slugging .298 on the year.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Ryan (1-2) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his eighth start of the season.
Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins in home runs (eight), runs batted in (28) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .306.
Willi Castro is hitting .272 with nine doubles, three triples, three home runs and nine walks.
Max Kepler has eight doubles, three home runs and eight walks while batting .329.
Edouard Julien is batting .205 with five doubles, seven home runs and 20 walks.
Blue Jays and Twins Injuries
Blue Jays: Chad Green: 15 Day IL (Teres major), Bowden Francis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yariel Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Spine), Yimi Garcia: day-to-day (Back)
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Knee), Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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