New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 6

The New York Yankees (80-54) will look for another strong showing from a slugger when they square off against the Minnesota Twins (68-64) on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Judge is currently on a three-game home run streak for the favored Yankees (-202) in the contest against the underdog Twins (+170). Gerrit Cole starts for New York while Minnesota will counter with Joe Ryan.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Twins

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees lead the league with 207 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
• The Yankees’ .237 batting average ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Yankees’ .321 on-base percentage is fifth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 16th in the league.
• The Yankees have hit 112 homers at home this season (1.7 per game).
• The Yankees are slugging .435 with 3.0 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The team is batting .235 with 500 hits (7.6 per game) at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Judge leads New York in OBP (.403), slugging percentage (.682) and total hits (146) this season.
• Judge ranks 11th in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and first in slugging among all qualified batters in the majors.
• Judge will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and four RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is batting .225 with 19 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 55 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Rizzo is 128th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage.
• Rizzo heads into this game looking to extend his three-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .231 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .262 with a .381 slugging percentage and 46 RBI this year.
• Gleyber Torres has 18 home runs, 51 RBI and a batting average of .240 this season.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins’ 154 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
• The Twins rank 12th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .319.
• The Twins are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
• In 64 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 75 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• They are slugging .404 in 64 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .245 with 8.4 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Luis Arraez has an on-base percentage of .377 and a slugging percentage of .424. Both lead the Twins.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Arraez’s batting average ranks fifth, his on-base percentage ranks 10th, and he is 69th in slugging.
• Carlos Correa paces his team with 111 hits.
• Correa is currently 43rd in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage and 62nd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Max Kepler has 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks while hitting .232.
• Gio Urshela has 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .263.

Yankees vs. Twins Probable Pitchers