The Twins are coming into this game with a 33-27 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games, including the 1st game of this series 5-1, and their offense has not been good as they have been averaging under 3 runs scored per game in that span. They are going up against a Yankees team that is 43-19 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 6 straight games and their offense has been on fire in these as they have scored at least 5 runs in each of their last 5 games, and their pitching has also been good as they have allowed under 3 runs per game in their last 6 games as well. Chris Paddack is starting for the Guardians in this game and he is 4-2 with a 4.57 ERA this season. He has not been great in his starts this season as he has been consistently giving up runs in his starts. He has allowed at least 2 earned runs in each of his last 4 starts, allowing 4 earned runs in 2 of those, and he also faced the Yankees earlier this season which he allowed 5 earned runs in thats start. He has also been worse on the road as he has allowed at least 2 earned runs in each of his 4 road starts this year, allowing at least 4 earned runs in 2 of his last 3 as well, including 1 start which he allowed 9 earned runs in. Carlos Rodón is starting for the Yankees in this game and he is 7-2 with a 3.09 ERA this season. He allowed 3 earned runs in his last start, but he has also been a lot more consistent as he allowed 2 earned runs or less in 4 straight starts prior to that. His team has also won their last 5 straight games with him starting and the offense has been getting up for these games as well, scoring at least 7 runs in each of his last 3 starts. The Yankees have been heating up in their recent games while the Twins have been starting to struggle more and they have not been as good on the road either. The Yankees will win this game at home by 2 or more runs.