New York Yankees vs

Minnesota Twins Prediction

The Minnesota Twins are 12-19 at home this season and the New York Yankees are 16-12 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a relatively low chance of having a quality start. J.A. Happ has a 36% chance of a QS and Michael King a 36% chance. If J.A. Happ has a quality start the Twins has a 75% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Twins win 55%. If Michael King has a quality start the Yankees has a 75% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.3 and he has a 17% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Yankees win 52%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Minnesota Twins is Josh Donaldson who averaged 2.37 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Twins have a 64% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the New York Yankees is Giancarlo Stanton who averaged 2.57 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 46% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Yankees have a 63% chance of winning.