Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/03/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Friday, June 3, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +175, Blue Jays -210; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +180, Blue Jays -220; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +180, Blue Jays -225; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Minnesota Twins:  30-22 (1st place, AL Central)

Toronto Blue Jays:  29-20 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Minnesota Twins:  4-6 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 30-23 record overall and they are 13-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 5-game series against the Detroit Tigers 4-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Chris Archer is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Friday. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 21 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game with a 29-20 record overall and they are 16-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 8 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Chicago White Sox 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Twins on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Alek Manoah was the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Yusei Kikuchi will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 1 BB with 4 strikeouts on 9 hits in 5 innings played against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 21 runs in their last series averaging 7 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 11 runs against them averaging just under 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Blue Jays are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They just swept their last 2 series played against the Angels and the White Sox, and they have been on a massive winning streak coming into this game. They have been playing very well at home all season and they have been scoring a lot of runs in their recent games. They are going up against a Twins side that has not been playing well recently and just dropped 4 of their last 5 games on the road to the Tigers who have been awful this season. They will likely have some of their players not travel to Toronto for this series as well and they have not even announced a pitcher yet either. Kikuchi is starting for the Jays here and after an awful start to the season he has really been pitching much better recently. Kikuchi will likely continue pitching well as he has been heating up and the Jays have been very hot recently while the Twins are so cold. The best bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game.

 

Twins Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 3, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 6 Twins 2.

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Minnesota Twins: Will be posted by 12:00am EST, 06/03/2022.

Toronto Blue Jays: Will be posted by 12:00am EST, 06/03/2022.

 

 

Minnesota Twins:  M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee. J. Winder (SP) Mid June - Shoulder. C. Correa (SS) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Toronto Blue Jays:  G. Springer (CF) Ques Thurs - Illness. N. Pearson (SP) Mid June - Illness. T. Mayza (RP) Mid June - Forearm.

 

 

 

"I've been happy with our offense as a whole this year, but we talk about everyone needing to step up when the time comes. We're at one of those points right now. We need guys to come in." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Tigers on Wednesday.

 

 

"That was huge what he did today, giving us four innings. Otherwise, I don't know how we could have covered that game." - Charlie Montoyo after his team’s win against the White Sox on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Max Kepler (L) DH

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Trevor Larnach (L) RF

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Nick Gordon (L) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Jermaine Palacios (R) SS

 

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) DH

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Cavan Biggio (L) 1B

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Raimel Tapia (L) LF

Bradley Zimmer (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.344)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (52)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (11)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (26)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (2)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (5)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (7)

ERA:  Jovani Moran (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Alejandro Kirk (.292)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (52)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (10)

RBI:  George Springer (26)

Stolen Bases:  Bo Bichette (4)

Wins:  Adam Cimber (6)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (16)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: Charlie Montoyo (4th season)