Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees 9/6/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Tuesday night MLB action, the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will tangle in the Bronx. The Twins (68-65) are eight games below .500 on the road and trail AL Central Division leading Cleveland by a half game. On Monday, Minnesota C Gary Sanchez connected on a two-run shot during a 5-2 road loss against New York. 

Twenty-six year old righty Joe Ryan (10-7 3.88 ERA) will head to the hill for the Twins in this contest. Through 118 plus innings, Ryan has struck out 121 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP.

The New York Yankees have won 46 of their 66 home games and hold a 5.5 game lead over Tampa Bay for AL East Division supremacy. During yesterday’s home victory, All-Star OF Aaron Judge crushed his major league leading 54th home run and scored twice. Marwin Gonzalez and Ian Kiner-Falefa added solo shots for the Yankees, who improved to 81-54 on the year.

Thirty-one year old righty Gerrit Cole (10-7 3.28 ERA) will be counted on by the Yankees down the stretch. In his last start, Cole gave up three runs (2 ER) in seven innings during a 3-2 road loss against Los Angeles.