Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins 8/5/22 – MLB Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday, but you can find out who else is playing at our free MLB picks,'against the Minnesota Twins. Toronto is 58-46 following its 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Toronto, but the Blue Jays have won 11 of the last 12. Toronto is second in the American League East, 11 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr is batting .311 to lead Toronto and catcher Alejandro Kirk is the leader and on-base percentage at 384. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is leading Toronto in home runs with 21, RBIs with 63 and hits with 112. On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Jose Berrios to the mound. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 4.96 ERA, 106 Ks and 27 BBs.

Minnesota is 55-49 following its 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Jorge Lopez made his first save since being acquired earlier this week in a trade and recently acquired Sandy Leon had two RBIs. Minnesota is leading the American League Central, but is just one game ahead of the second-place Cleveland Guardians and two games ahead of the third-place Chicago White Sox.

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .329 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in hits with 114 and on-base percentage at .398. Center fielder Byron Buxton is leader in home runs with 26 and second baseman Jorge Polanco has a team high 49 RBIs. Minnesota has not announced its starting pitcher for Friday's second game of a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Recent Betting Trends

  • Toronto is 4-1 in its last 5
  • The UNDER has cashed in each of the Blue Jays last 7
  • Minnesota is 2-5 in its last 7
  • The UNDER has cashed in each of the Twins last 4

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