New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 51-4 Minnesota Twins play host to the 53-41 New York Yankees tonight in MLB play on the grass of Target Field, July 24, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Yankees -137/Twins +127
O/U Total: 8
Pitching Matchup
Michael Pineda (R) W/L 9-6 WHIP 1.21 ERA 3.77
Phil Hughes (R) W/L 8-6 WHIP 1.24 ERA 4.15
New York defeated Baltimore 9-3 yesterday afternoon to conclude their homestand 5-1. They are 8-2 in their last 10 contests. Minnesota was a 3-0 winner at the Angels last night. They were 2-4 on their road trip but are 5-4 in their past 9 games. They are 31-16 at home in 2015.
This is the 1st matchup of the season between these two clubs. The Yankees took the season series 4-3 last year but the Twins hold a 5-4 advantage over the past 9 games.
Pineda was a 4-3 loser to Seattle in his last start. He allowed 4 runs over 6 innings. He has 10 Q starts on the year.
Hughes received a no decision in his last outing, a 3-2 loss at Oakland. He yielded 1 run over 7 innings for his 10th Q start on the season. He is undefeated in his last seven starts
NY OF Carlos Beltran is 1-3 (.333) against Hughes with a HR and 3 RBIs while SS Didi Gregorius is 3-6 with a solo HR. 3B Chase Headley is 3-4 (.750) against the right-hander while 1B Mark Teixeira is 2-5 (.400). OF Jacoby Ellsbury has by far the most ABs against Hughes and is 7-22 (.318) with 3 SBs against him. The Yankees are hitting .304 as a team against Hughes, their former teammate.
Only 3 Minnesota hitters have faced Pineda before. OF Torii Hunter is 2-3 (.667) with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs while C Kurt Suzuki is 2-5 (.400) with an RBI. 3B Trevor Plouffe is 1-5 (.200) against the right-hander.
New York at Minnesota Betting Trends
The Yankees are 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games.
New York is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games against Minnesota.
The game total has gone over in 4 of New York’s last 5 games against Minnesota.
The Twins are 1-4 straight up in their last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-8 straight up in their last 9 games at home against New York.
Injury Report
NEW YORK YANKEES
Slade Heathcott OF 60-Day Disabled List
Sergio Santos P 60-Day Disabled List
Chase Whitley P 60-Day Disabled List
Mason Williams OF 60-Day Disabled List
MINNESOTA TWINS
Byron Buxton OF 15-Day Disabled List
Ricky Nolasco P 60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Pressly P 15-Day Disabled List
Jordan Schafer OF 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (ATS)
New York: 51%
Minnesota: 49%
Free MLB Pick
The batter virus pitcher historical statistics for tonight’s starters lead us to believe that this game will go over the total and that’s where our money is going to land. Neither team has been rolling offensively since the break but the Yankees exploded for 9 runs in their latest and while the Astros only managed three runs that was an improvement over recent games and in their defense they have faced a group of top starters since their return after the All-Star game. The total line is a low 8 in this game and we believe that gives us good value to make this bet.
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