New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 5

Aaron Judge brings a two-game home run streak into the New York Yankees’ (80-54) matchup with the Minnesota Twins (68-64). The Yankees are favored (-178) for this outing against the Twins (+150), which starts at 1:05 PM ET on Monday at Yankee Stadium. Jameson Taillon starts for New York, and Chris Archer is Minnesota’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Twins

• Game Day: Monday, September 5, 2022
• Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 207 home runs in total.
• The Yankees’ .237 batting average ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Yankees rank fifth in the league with an on-base percentage of .321.
• The Yankees strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 16th in baseball.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per home game this season (109 total at home).
• The Yankees are averaging three extra-base hits per game while slugging .433 in home contests.
• The team averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .234 at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Judge has 144 hits and an OBP of .401 to go with a slugging percentage of .674. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
• Among all qualified batters in MLB, Judge ranks 13th in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Judge will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .444 with a double, three home runs, three walks and five RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo has 19 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .225.
• Among qualifiers, Rizzo is 128th in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage.
• Rizzo has picked up at least one hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .231 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu has 118 hits this season and has a slash line of .262/.358/.381.
• Gleyber Torres has 18 home runs, 51 RBI and a batting average of .240 this season.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins have hit 154 homers this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
• The Twins rank 12th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
• The Twins have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• 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.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 63 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .406 in 63 road games this season.
• In 63 road games this season, they have a batting average of .246 while averaging 8.4 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Luis Arraez has a .380 on-base percentage and a .427 slugging percentage, both team-high averages for the Twins.
• Including all qualified players, Arraez is fourth in batting average, while his on-base percentage is ninth and he is 69th in slugging.
• Arraez brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .244 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Carlos Correa has collected 110 hits to lead his team.
• Correa’s batting average is 43rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 29th, and he is 60th in slugging.
• Max Kepler is hitting .232 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .265 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 29 walks.

Yankees vs. Twins Probable Pitchers