SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup at Yankee Stadium

Armstrong homered twice as the Twins were blown out by the NL Central-leading Cubs on Thursday at Target Field.

The Minnesota Twins will try to make it three series victories in a row when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Twins are coming off a 2-1 win over the Pirates in the series opener Friday night.

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago vs. Minnesota 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Target Field

The New York Yankees will square off with the Chicago Cubs in an MLB matchup on Saturday. This prediction is based on 10,000 simulations of the game.

MINNEAPOLIS — In the afterglow of rookie third baseman Matt Shaw’s walk-off sacrifice fly last week against the Guardians, he pointed out a sobering fact: ‘‘Hit some balls [hard], and all of them were caught today. So still waiting for those balls to start dropping.’’

The New York Yankees will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they battle the Chicago Cubs in a key interleague series