AL Wild-Card: Yankees Host Twins in Wild-Card Showdown

AL Wild-Card is Winner Take All

After missing out on winning the American League East, the New York Yankees will host the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card game on Tuesday. Both teams defied projections by “experts”. The teams claimed the two wild-card spots in the American League. The winner advances to the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Indians. Oddsmakers have the Yankees as a -250-moneyline favorite. The total is sitting at 7.5. Bet on baseball at Bovada and get a 50% bonus. Minnesota’s Ervin Santana (16-8, 3.28 ERA) threw five scoreless innings in his last outing, but took a no-decision in a 5-2 loss in Cleveland. Santana lost his lone start against the Yankees in 2017, allowing two runs on seven hits over 5.2 innings, with three strikeouts and a walk. The Twins fell 2-1 in New York on September 18. Santana was 10-3 in 17 road starts with a 2.71 ERA in 2017. New York’s Luis Severino (14-6, 2.98 ERA) won his last start, a 6-1 victory at home against Tampa Bay. Over six innings, he allowed a run on four hits, struck out nine and walked one. Severino lasted just three innings in his only start against the Twins this season, scattering three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk. This season, Severino was 8-5 in 16 home starts with a 3.71 ERA. The Yankees won four of six meetings against the Twins this season, losing two of three in Minnesota, but they swept three games at home. Five of the six went under the posted total.

Bullpen

Minnesota’s relievers have pitched 12.2 innings in the last 3 games.
NY Yankees’s relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.03	7	4.07	4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.88	8	3.89	3
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	5.30	2	4.86	19
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.57	3	4.57	10

Head To Head Detail

AL Wild-Card Betting Trends

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 6 games
NY Yankees is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
NY Yankees is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 6 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees’s last 8 games when playing Minnesota
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Minnesota Twins

New York Yankees

Minnesota Twins

New York Yankees

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