Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction: Expect a tough contest

On Wednesday evening, game two of the American League Wild Card series between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays will take place at Target Field. The Twins hold the advantage coming into this second game, but do you believe the Blue Jays will be able to respond?

Following Tuesday's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins were able to end their 18-game postseason losing run for the first time since the beginning of the postseason. Max Kepler, Carlos Correa, and Michael A. Taylor each had a base hit to cap off the Minnesota Twins' offensive, as the Twins had just five hits as a team in the winning effort. Royce Lewis went two for three with a pair of home runs and all three of the Minnesota Twins' RBIs in the winning effort. Max Kepler, Carlos Correa, and Michael A. Taylor each had a base hit to finish off the Minnesota Twins' offense. After working 5.2 innings and surrendering just one run on five hits while striking out three batters, Pablo Lopez was awarded the victory. Jhoan Duran recorded his first save of the postseason after finishing off the ninth inning. Sonny Gray, who has a record of 8-8 with a 2.79 earned run average and 183 strikeouts this season, will get the start for the Minnesota Twins here.

After their previous game, in which they were defeated by the Minnesota Twins by a score of 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays come into this one in jeopardy of being eliminated in the Wild Card. In spite of his team's loss, Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Kevin Kiermaier had a perfect game, collecting two hits and driving in a run. Bo Bichette went two for four at the plate, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a double, and Matt Chapman had a hit, but Toronto's offense only produced six hits as a team and ultimately lost the game. After allowing three runs on three hits and striking out five batters in four innings of work, Kevin Gausman was charged with the loss and dropped to 0-1 on the season. This game will be started by Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios, who has a record of 11-12, a 3.65 earned run average, and 184 strikeouts so far this season.

I'm going to take the under here because I have a feeling that the first game and this one are going to be almost identical to each other. I believe that the Toronto Blue Jays will clearly hope for a better result, but the offense was sluggish in game one, and Sonny Gray has been at his best at home, and having an ERA on the year that is lower than three is noteworthy. On the other hand, Jose Berrios has already thrown a no-hitter against his previous team in his lone start against them this year, and this game has all the makings of a pitcher's battle, in my opinion. As a result, I believe that placing a wager on the under is the best choice in this situation.