The New York Yankees are sitting pretty heading into this series finale against the Minnesota Twins. They have a long way to go to fully regaining their fans’ confidence after a summer slide pushed them from the AL East lead to the last Wild Card spot, but every journey has to start somewhere, right?

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees MLB game to be played on August 12, 2025 on ESPN.

Trevor Larnach will lead off for the Twins, followed by the All-Star Byron Buxton and red-hot rookie Luke Keaschall. We’ll see the first of the free-swinging Matt Wallner this series, batting sixth. Former Blue Jay Alan Roden is starting in left field and batting eighth.

The Minnesota Twins’ woes at Yankee Stadium continued Tuesday night, as they gave up three homers and struggled at the plate.

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