New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Preview & Picks
New York are tipped to make it back-to-back victories in Minnesota.
The Yankees are building up some steam and starting pitcher Marcus Stroman has been solid on the road so far this season.
- New York Yankees are 8-2 in their last 10 games
- New York starter Marcus Stroman is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA on the road
- The Under has cashed in 5 of the last 7 meetings
- The two starting pitchers have a combined 7.69 ERA
Head To Head
- New York Yankees lead the regular season series 1-0
- New York Yankees won 5-1 when the two teams last met on May 14
New York Yankees Form
New York entered this series on a good run of form, having won seven of their previous nine games.
The Yankees began this sequence by sweeping Detroit in a three-game series at home, beating the Tigers 2-1, 5-3 and 5-2.
They kept that good run going in the first two games of the series, recording 10-3 and 9-4 victories over the Astros.
New York failed to make it six-in-a-row though, as they missed out on the series sweep by losing the final meeting 4-3.
The Yankees rebounded with a 2-0 victory in Tampa Bay, and then responded to a 7-2 defeat with a 10-6 win over the Rays.
Minnesota Twins Form
Minnesota entered this series on a tremendous run of form, having racked up 17 wins in their last 20 games.
The Twins’ great run started in late April, as they swept the Chicago White Sox in a four-game series that sparked an 11-game win streak.
That run was halted by a 9-2 defeat to Boston that denied them a fourth consecutive series sweep, but they quickly bounced back.
Minnesota won three of their four meetings with Seattle at home, beating the Mariners 3-1 before responding to a 10-6 defeat with 6-3 and 11-1 victories.
The Twins then went out on the road and sandwiched a 10-8 defeat to Toronto with 3-2 and 5-1 wins.