The Minnesota Twins (68-65) and New York Yankees (81-54) will tangle twice Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Game 1 in this traditional doubleheader will begin at 3:05 p.m. ET. This game — the nightcap — will commence approximately 30-45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Twins vs. Yankees Game 2 odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: New York leads 3-1
The Twins are 1-3 on a road trip that opened with 3 games against the Chicago White Sox. Minnesota is just 6-10 since Aug. 20.
The Yankees won Monday’s series opener 5-2 and are 9-2 against the Twins the last 2 seasons. New York has had trouble on the mound and at the plate in seeing its once-15.5-game lead in the Al East dwindle down to 4 1/2 games. Lately, the troubles have been at the plate. The Yanks have averaged 2.88 runs per game on a .582 OPS since Aug. 9.