Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins 8/4/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Blue Jays continue a road trip on Thursday as they travel to Minneapolis, MN for game one of four against the Minnesota Twins. Toronto comes into Thursday 12 games above .500 after winning 4 of the last 5 games played including three in a row following a 3-1 win over Tampa Bay in their last game. Kevin Gausman got the start for Toronto giving up no runs on one hit across 8 innings of work leading to the victory.

Offensively Toronto did just enough from the plate with eight hits in 32 at bats including 2-4 with runners in scoring position to score three runs. Danny Jansen led the way for Toronto with two RBIs on the day, while Bo Bichette drove in one run as well. Learn who else has a great game and pick with our MLB picks page.

The Minnesota Twins continue a homestand Thursday five games over .500 following a loss to Detroit in their last game. Chris Archer got the start for Minnesota giving up two runs on two hits across 4.1 innings of work leading to a no decision. The Minnesota bullpen held true until Griffin Jax came on and relieved to give up three runs on three hits after recording only one out leading to the loss.

Luis Arraez is the offensive leader from Minnesota this season with a .329 batting average to go along with a team high 114 hits. Byron Buxton leads Minnesota with 26 home runs on the year and Jorge Polanco leads the team with 49 RBIs.