The Minnesota Twins (72-61) stumble into Friday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (66-70) looking to break a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on BSN with the Twins listed as -156 favorites to right the ship.
Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez and Toronto’s Kevin Gausman have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Twins have won 62.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (56-34).
Minnesota has a 30-14 record (winning 68.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -156 or shorter.
The Blue Jays have been underdogs in 66 games this season and won 24 (36.4%) of those contests.
Toronto has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +132 or more and is 6-9 in those contests.
The Twins have played in 133 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-61-4).
The Blue Jays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 72 of their 135 opportunities.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins score the eighth-most runs in baseball (646 total, 4.9 per game).
Minnesota ranks ninth in MLB play with 162 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Twins have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.253).
Minnesota strikes out 8.1 times per game to rank 10th in the majors.
The Twins pitching staff is third in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have scored the 20th-most runs in the league this season with 569 (4.2 per game).
Toronto ranks 24th in Major League Baseball with 136 home runs.
The Blue Jays’ .239 batting average ranks 19th in the league this season.
Toronto is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.
The Blue Jays average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
Toronto has pitched to a 4.40 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Lopez (12-8 with a 4.26 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 148 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 27th of the season.
Carlos Santana has been key for Minnesota with 102 hits, an OBP of .329 plus a slugging percentage of .422.
Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .255 average while slugging 11 homers and driving in 51 runs.
Ryan Jeffers leads the club in homers (20) and runs batted in (59) this season.
Jose Miranda has collected 102 hits this season and has an OBP of .339. He’s slugging .471 on the year.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Gausman (12-9) will take the mound for the Blue Jays, his 27th start of the season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays with 27 home runs and 88 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .324.
George Springer is hitting .217 with 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 53 walks.
Daulton Varsho has 19 doubles, seven triples, 16 home runs and 45 walks while batting .217.
Ernie Clement is hitting .262 with 19 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and nine walks.
Twins and Blue Jays Injuries
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Hip), Brooks Lee: 10 Day IL (Biceps), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Kody Funderburk: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Chris Paddack: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 60 Day IL (Knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 Day IL (Calf), Jordan Romano: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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