New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 8

The New York Yankees (83-54) will try to sweep the Minnesota Twins (68-67) on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees lead 3-0, and are favored (-141) against the underdog Twins (+121) in the matchup, which begins at 7:05 PM ET. Nestor Cortes takes the mound first for New York, and Sonny Gray is Minnesota’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Twins

• Game Day: Thursday, September 8, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 213 home runs in total.
• The Yankees’ .237 batting average ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Yankees rank fifth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.
• The Yankees’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 16th in the league.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per home game this season (115 total at home).
• The Yankees are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game while slugging .434 at home.
• The club is batting .234 with 515 hits (7.6 per game) at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge leads New York with 147 hits and an OBP of .407, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .683.
• Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Judge is 13th in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .262 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 65 walks.
• LeMahieu ranks 61st in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and 114th in slugging among qualified batters.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .239 with a .420 slugging percentage and 53 RBI this year.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has three home runs, 44 RBI and a batting average of .267 this season.
• Kiner-Falefa has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .389 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins’ 157 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
• The Twins’ .248 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
• The Twins have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
• The Twins rank 11th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 66 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .402 in away games this season with 196 extra-base hits.
• In 66 road games this season, they have a batting average of .244 while averaging 8.4 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Luis Arraez has put up an on-base percentage of .377 and a slugging percentage of .423. Both lead the Twins.
• Including all qualified hitters, Arraez is fifth in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 10th and he is 66th in slugging.
• Arraez hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with a double and a walk.
• Carlos Correa’s 114 hits pace his team.
• Correa ranks 42nd in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Max Kepler is batting .231 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .262 with 23 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 30 walks.

Yankees vs. Twins Probable Pitchers