Twins vs Yankees Odds, Picks, and Probable Pitchers (Sep. 13)
By Robert Duff in MLB Baseball
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- The New York Yankees are -165 home favorites in their afternoon game against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, September 13
- Minnesota is 1-15 straight up in its last 16 visits to Yankee Stadium
- See below for odds, analysis and a betting prediction
Will the real New York Yankees (79-63, 40-31 home) please stand up? Of late, the Yankees are a lot like Will Ferrell’s character in Old School.
They’re going streaking.
From August 13-27, the Yankees won 13 games in a row. That was their best run of success since 1961. However, since then, they are 3-12 heading into Sunday night’s game against the New York Mets. That slide included losing streaks of four and seven games.
Nonetheless, oddsmakers are backing the Bronx Bombers to be on the winning side of the ledger in Monday afternoon’s game against the Minnesota Twins (63-80, 30-42 away). They’ve been established as the -165 favorites. Speaking of streaks, the Twins have lost 10 of 11 to New York’s American League club.
Twins vs Yankees vs Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | +195 | +1.5 (-100) | O 10 (-105) |
| New York Yankees | -165 | -1.5 (-110) | U 10 (-115) |
Odds as of September 12th at DraftKings.
First pitch for Monday’s afternoon tilt at Yankee Stadium is slated for 2:05pm. Cloudy skies, 12 mph wind, and a temperature of 85 degrees are being forecast for the day.
Gant vs Gil
| 5-9 | Record | 1-0 |
| 3.78 | ERA | 1.42 |
| 5.11 | xERA | 2.73 |
| 1.47 | WHIP | 1.26 |
| 3.2 | SO/W Ratio | 1.7 |
Right-hander John Gant is 1-3 with a 4.85 ERA since joining the Twins from the St. Louis Cardinals. He’s made 11 appearances. This will be his fifth start for Minnesota.
Gant’s 3.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio with the Twins is a career best. He’s never gone above 2.6 in this stat during his six-season MLB career. Gant’s bases on balls percentage of 14.6 is among the bottom 3% in the league.
john gant in 2021 with…
cardinals:
91.4 mph FB velo
9% cutter use
20% chase%
16% k%twins:
93.3 mph FB velo ⬆️
31% cutter use⬆️
30% chase% ⬆️
30% k% ⬆️ https://t.co/QRYWar3Guf— parker hageman (@HagemanParker) September 8, 2021
The righty faced the Yankees on August 19 as he entered the Minnesota starting rotation for the first time. Gant took the loss in a 7-5 setback. He was touched for four earned runs over 3.1 innings. That was his first career appearance against the Yankees.
Gant is 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA since joining the Twins rotation. He also lost his last three starts for the Cardinals, leaving him 1-6 over his past seven decisions. In his last start against Cleveland on September 7, Gant worked five innings of three-hit shutout ball for the win in a 3-0 triumph. He struck out seven.
Right-hander Luis Gil will be making his fifth career start. He pitched six innings of four-hit shutout ball in his MLB debut on August 3 for the win in a 13-1 verdict over the Baltimore Orioles.
Luis Gil has tossed 18.2 scoreless IP. It is the longest streak to begin a career in @Yankees history. pic.twitter.com/ezaQrlOwvl
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 9, 2021
Gil was recalled from Triple-A Scranton to face the Toronto Blue Jays on September 8. He struggled with his control, walking seven in 3.1 innings and surrendered three earned runs. Those were the first runs he’s allowed as a big-league pitcher.
Gil will be facing the Twins for the first time in his career.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Twins Batters | Batting Average vs Gil | Yankees Batters | Batting Average vs Gant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez | .000 | Joey Gallo | .000 |
| Willians Astudillo | .000 | Brett Gardner | .000 |
| Byron Buxton | .000 | Kyle Higashioka | 1.000 |
| Jake Cave | .000 | Aaron Judge | .000 |
| Josh Donaldson | .000 | DJ LeMahieu | .000 |
| Nick Gordon | .000 | Rougned Odor | .000 |
| Ryan Jeffers | .000 | Anthony Rizzo | .462 |
| Max Kepler | .000 | Gary Sanchez | .000 |
| Jorge Polanco | .000 | Giancarlo Stanton | .333 |
| Rob Refsnyder | .000 | Gleyber Torres | .000 |
| Brent Rooker | .000 | Gio Urshela | .000 |
| Ben Rortvedt | .000 | Andrew Velazquez | .000 |
| Miguel Sano | .000 | Luke Voit | .500 |
| Andrelton Simmons | .000 | Tyler Wade | .000 |
Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo saw a lot of Gant over the years when Gant was in St. Louis and Rizzo was with the Chicago Cubs. Rizzo is 6-for-13 (.462) with a homer and three RBI.
.@ARizzo44 ties the game! #SeptemberBaseball pic.twitter.com/qbMGFZmKOe
— MLB (@MLB) September 10, 2021
Catcher Kyle Higashioka is 1-for-1 (1.000) with an RBI against Gant. Outfielder/DH Giancarlo Stanton is 1-for-3 (.333). First baseman Luke Voit is 1-for-2 (.500) and has driven in two runs.
No Twins batter has previously faced Gil.
Twins vs Yankees Pick
Minnesota’s recent history with the Yanks is all kinds of bad news. The Twins are 1-15 over their past 16 visits to Yankee Stadium. Their last road win against the Bronx Bombers was a 7-3 verdict on May 4, 2019. Since the beginning of the 2015 season, Minnesota is 2-18 in 20 games at Yankee Stadium.
Aaron Boone says Aaron Judge felt a little dizziness in his first at-bat. "Hopefully, it's something that subsides here over the next little bit, and get him back in there tomorrow."
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 13, 2021
Suffering from dizziness, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge left Sunday’s game against the Mets in the third inning. Judge leads the team this season in batting average (.293), runs (75), homers (32) and RBI (79).
Pick: New York Yankees (-165).
Sports Writer
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
