Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins: Canadians win in a low-scoring game

The score in the Roger Centre in Toronto series between the Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins is 1:1. Who will pick up the win in the third game of the clash? Let's pick a few options to bet on at once.

The first home defeat of the season was the first for Charlie Montoyo's team in a long stretch. Before that, Toronto had beaten the Los Angeles Angels four times in a row on the road, then defeated the Chicago White Sox three times in a row on home soil. The Blue Jays climbed to a high third place in the American League standings. Only the New York Yankees, the Canadians' AL East rival, and the Houston Astros are higher.

In the second game of the series with the Twins, Toronto won very convincingly (12:3). Five Blue Jays players - Vladimir Guerrero, Lourdes Gourriel, George Springer, Alejandro Kirk, and Cavan Biggio - contributed 2 RBI. Jose Berrios got off to a quality start with two runs allowed in 7 complete innings.

Kevin Gausman will pitch the third game of the series, 5-3, with a 2.51 ERA in 10 starts.

In contrast to Toronto, Rocco Baldelli's team has not been very successful. For example, before coming to Roger Stadium, Minnesota had lost four out of five games to Detroit, one of the American League's top underdogs of the season. However, the Twins' position in the standings was not affected by these latest setbacks. The team leads the AL Centre Division and is in a solid fifth place.

The second game of the series with the Blue Jays was a close one for Minnesota. By the end of the 4th inning, the team was already trailing 2:8. Twins starting pitcher Dylan Bundy had a bad game, allowing five runs in 2.1 innings.

Devin Smeltzer will pitch for Minnesota in game three of the series, going 2-0 and with a 1.50 ERA in four starts.

Minnesota concedes very little, sitting at the top of the respective efficiency rankings. The Twins can only beat Toronto by the defense. However, it is unlikely that they can win as the Blue Jays are in good form and have won 9 of their last ten games for a reason.

We predict that the Twins will try to keep the game dry but will lose to Toronto in a low-scoring game.

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