New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 7

The New York Yankees (81-54) host the Minnesota Twins (68-65) at 3:05 PM ET on Wednesday in a matchup featuring two of the league’s most consistent hitters. Aaron Judge has a batting average of .302 (ninth in the majors) for the favored Yankees (-125), and Luis Arraez is fifth in MLB play batting .314 this season for the underdog Twins (+105). New York’s Domingo German starts against Minnesota’s Louie Varland.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Twins

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
• Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: YES
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees lead the league with 210 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
• The Yankees are 20th in MLB with a .238 batting average.
• The Yankees are fifth in the league with a .321 on-base percentage.
• The Yankees’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 16th in baseball.
• The Yankees have hit 112 homers at home this season (1.7 per game).
• The Yankees are slugging .435 with three extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .235 with 500 hits (7.6 per game) at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Judge has 146 hits and an OBP of .403 to go with a slugging percentage of .682. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
• Among all qualified hitters, Judge ranks ninth in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is first in slugging.
• Judge has recorded a base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .438 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and four RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .262 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 65 walks.
• LeMahieu ranks 65th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and 113th in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .240 with a .417 slugging percentage and 51 RBI this year.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has two home runs, 39 RBI and a batting average of .265 this season.
• Kiner-Falefa brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .294 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 155 home runs.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• The Twins have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
• The Twins are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
• They’ve hit 75 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 64 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .404 in 64 road games this season.
• They are averaging 8.4 base hits per game and batting .245 on the road this season.

Twins Key Batters

• Arraez has accumulated an on-base percentage of .377 and a slugging percentage of .424. Both lead the Twins.
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Arraez’s batting average places him fifth, his on-base percentage ranks 10th, and he is 68th in slugging.
• Carlos Correa has 111 hits to pace his team.
• Correa is currently 45th in batting average, 29th in on-base percentage and 60th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Max Kepler is hitting .232 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .263 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 30 walks.

Yankees vs. Twins Probable Pitchers