The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees meet in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on Friday night.

Odds

New York is a -180 home favorite while Minnesota is a +160 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Louie Varland will get the start here for the Twins and is making his season debut after going 1-2 with a 3.81 ERA and 21 strikeouts last season. Nestor Cortes Jr. will start for the Yankees and is 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

Minnesota’s 11-2 win over the Yankees on Thursday made it back-to-back wins for the Twins in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Minnesota is 10-4 in their last 14 games overall and 6-2 in their last 8 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against the AL East. New York is 59-22 in their last 81 games against the AL Central and 1-6 in their last 7 Friday games while the under is 24-9-1 in their last 34 games following a loss.

Pick

I’m backing the Yankees here. The Twins took out the ugly stick and beat on the Yankees on Thursday, but I chalk a lot of that up to Jhony Brito’s youth and not being able to get out of the jam he found himself in. New York’s got Cortes going here and he’s a far more reliable starter in this matchup and I think he finds a way to lead the Yankees to revenge with a win here. Give me the Yankees.