At Target Field on Friday, the Minnesota Twins (34-28) open a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (33-29), at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The Blue Jays are road underdogs (+134) against the Twins (-158). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Bailey Ober (4-1), and Kevin Gausman (5-4) getting the nod for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Twins lost 14-3 to the Athletics yesterday, with David Festa (3 2/3 innings, giving up eight earned runs on six hits while striking out six) on the hook for the loss. Matt Wallner went 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Twins offensively in the defeat.
The Blue Jays picked up a 9-1 victory against the Phillies yesterday. Myles Straw (2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs) led the way offensively, while Chris Bassitt got the win on the mound after going seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out six.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Friday’s Twins vs. Blue Jays matchup, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Twins (-158, bet $158 to win $100)Underdog: Blue Jays (+134, bet $100 to win $134)Over/under: 8.5Twins vs. Blue Jays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, June 6, 2025Game time: 8:10 p.m. ETLocation: Minneapolis, MinnesotaStadium: Target FieldTV channel: MNNT and SN1Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThis season, the Twins have won 23 out of the 38 games, or 60.5%, in which they’ve been favored.Minnesota has a record of 13-4, a 76.5% win rate, when favored by -158 or more by oddsmakers this season.The Twins have a 61.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of 61 games with a total.The Twins are 36-25-0 ATS in their 61 games with a spread this season.Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)Ober (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.48 ERA in 62 2/3 innings pitched, with 50 strikeouts.In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander went four innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up two earned runs while surrendering six hits.In 12 games this season, the 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.48, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .279 against him.Ober is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the year.Ober has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this season heading into this game.He has not had an appearance yet in which he did not allow at least one earned run.He will take the mound against a Blue Jays offense that is batting .254 as a unit (seventh in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .395 (11th in MLB) with 61 total home runs (19th in MLB).This season, the 29-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.48), 62nd in WHIP (1.355), and 50th in K/9 (7.3) among qualifying pitchers.Twins batting statsThe Twins’ 62 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 20th in the majors with a .384 team slugging percentage.The Twins rank 20th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.Minnesota has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 262 (4.2 per game).The Twins have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).Minnesota ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.Blue Jays stats and trendsBlue Jays betting recordsThe Blue Jays have been chosen as underdogs in 36 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (50%) in those games.This year, Toronto has won two of three games when listed as at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Contests with Toronto has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 31 of 61 chances this season.The Blue Jays have an against the spread mark of 38-23-0 in 61 games with a line this season.Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays probable starter)Gausman gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 13th of the season. He is 5-4 with a 3.82 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 70 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty tossed 4 2/3 innings against the Athletics, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.82, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .223 batting average against him.Gausman is trying to record his seventh quality start of the year in this outing.Gausman is trying to secure his 11th start of five or more innings this season in this game.He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 12 appearances this season.The opposing Twins offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks 18th in home runs hit (62) in all of MLB. They have a collective .241 batting average, and are 19th in the league with 503 total hits and 16th in MLB play scoring 262 runs.This season, the 34-year-old ranks 48th in ERA (3.82), 16th in WHIP (1.019), and 28th in K/9 (8.7) among qualifying pitchers.Blue Jays batting statsThe Blue Jays rank 19th in baseball with 61 total home runs.This season, Toronto ranks 11th in baseball, slugging .395.The Blue Jays have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.254).Averaging 4.2 runs per game (262 total), Toronto is the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB.The Blue Jays’ .326 on-base percentage is eighth-best in baseball.