Minnesota Twins at NY Yankees 8/21/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Saturday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees from the Bronx. The Twins (54-69) have dropped 36 of their 60 road games and have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball. Last night, Minnesota DH Josh Donaldson hit a two-run blast during a 10-2 road loss against New York.

Thirty-three year old righty Kenta Maeda (6-4 4.41 ERA) will take the mound for the Twins in this matchup. Last time out, Maeda allowed three hits in six innings during a 12-0 home victory versus Tampa Bay.

The New York Yankees are riding an eight-game winning streak and trail Tampa Bay by 4.5 games for the AL East Division lead. On Friday, New York 1B Luke Voit fell a triple short of the cycle and drove in four runs. Aaron Judge and D.J. LeMahieu also went deep for the Yankees, who improved to 71-52 on the season.

New York manager Aaron Boone will turn to All-Star righty Gerrit Cole (11-6 3.04 ERA) on Saturday. Through 136 innings of work, Cole has struck out 185 batters and owns a sparkling 0.97 WHIP.