Blue Jays vs Twins Picks and Prediction – 9/1/2024

The Blue Jays and the Twins are going to face off against each other on Sunday at 2:10 PM EST. The game is taking place at Target Field under partly cloudy skies with a game time temperature of 70 degrees. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks.

Toronto in their last 5 games have posted a 2-3 mark. The last game for the Blue Jays was a 2-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins to open up the series. The Blue Jays are now sitting on a record of 66-71 overall, but when playing on the road the Blue Jays have moved to a record of 32-38.

Toronto has managed to hit at a clip of .239 with 1086 hits. The Blue Jays have ended up scoring a total of 569 runs on the year with a total of 136 homers. Toronto has posted a team ERA of 4.38 on the year with a 1.28 WHIP. Still, the Blue Jays have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .244.

Minnesota for their part comes to the game here sitting on a 1-4 mark in the last 5 games. The Twins last game was the win over the Blue Jays, but prior to that the Twins lost to the Braves by a score of 5-1. The Twins are now sitting on an overall record of 73-61 on the year with a 38-29 home record. 

On the year Minnesota has ended up getting a .253 average with a total of 1148 hits. The Twins have managed to score only 648 runs on the season while getting 162 homers. Minnesota has been better on the pitching side than the Blue Jays with a 4.09 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Still, the Twins have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .234.

The Twins are going to have to figure out how to continue to string together the wins if the Twins want to remain in the playoff hunt. The Blue Jays for their part are going to have to really improve and pretty much win out for the potential playoffs. With that being the case the playoff stress will be on Minnesota who should be able to pick up the win in this game here. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 3-2.