Blue Jays vs Twins Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

The Toronto Blue Jays will be returning to Target Field on Friday, where they will take on the Minnesota Twins. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Toronto Blue Jays stand with a 65-70 record which places them 5th in the AL East. The Blue Jays have lost two games in a row to the Boston Red Sox. 

Kevin Gausman will be Toronto ’s starting pitcher on Friday, this season he is 12-9 and has a 4.10 ERA with Toronto. The Blue Jays are ringing in 4.23 runs per game, while batting .240 at the plate. The Blue Jays bullpen have been bad this year, with a 4.79 ERA ranked 28th in baseball. Vladimir Guerrero Jr has collected 164 hits and 87 runs batted in through his first 509 at bats.

The Minnesota Twins sit in 3rd place in the AL Central, as they’ve posted a 72-61 record thus far. In recent action, Chris Sale won his major league-leading 15th game with six crisp innings, Jorge Soler homered early and threw out a runner at the plate late, and the resurgent Atlanta Braves beat the struggling Minnesota Twins 5-1 to complete a three-game sweep Wednesday night.

Pablo Lopez is headed to the mound for the Twins in this game, he’s given up 72 runs through his first 148 innings of play this year. Minnesota is scoring 4.9 runs per game, while allowing 4.3 defensively (16th in MLB). Willi Castro has found success this season, leading the Twins with 121 hits, 11 home runs, and 50 RBI.

The Toronto Blue Jays are 6-4 in their last 10 games played, but have not done well against Minnesota's Pablo Lopez in the past only batting .118 against him. Minnesota have lost 4 games in a row as they have been hit with a few key injuries to the lineup and to a couple starting pitchers. Minnesota is fighting for a wild card spot. The Twins have hit Gausman well in previous games and should score enough to get a victory. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota wins 4-2.