Liking the home underdog Twins in this spot tonight, and here's why.
1) I like (usually) home underdogs.
2) I like the match up Baker over Wakefield
Wake is one of Boston's weakest link in the rotation sporting an ugly earned run average of 5 and a poor WH/IP ratio of 1.30
Baker is an "I get no respect starter" with extremely solid numbers.
3 earned run average, sparkling WH/IP ratio of 1.18, an equally sparkling K ratio (117 K's on the season) while pitching against very potent line ups so far this year.
Like Texas, NYY and Boston.
Baker shutdown the Red Sox potent line up on 5/6 going 8 full, giving up 7 hits striking out 8 yielding 2 runs, winning that start.
3) The line up just posted hits Wake.
Span CF
Plouffe 2B
Mauer C
Cuddyer 1B
Kubel RF
Thome DH
Valencia 3B
Young LF
Tolbert SS
Span is the 'x' factor here on top.
Hits .400 against Wake, gets on with speed.
Plouffe (who I like) is an up and comer, hits behind Span tonight, likes the junk pitchers, only has two at bats v. Wake, but is 2 for 2 and took him deep once, there's a reason why Gardy has Span/Plouffe 1-2, I like it, and agree, which brings us to Mr. Mauer.
Mauer's stick is heating up nice right now.
He hits over .350 off of Wakefield, has taken him over the fence as well.
Cuddyer has been raking all season .298 18-60 is rock solid, and can hit the butterfly pitch as well.
Kubel has been hitting .300 + all season
4) Boston is only .267 off of Baker, Craw and Ells hits him some, not the rest of the lineup.
5) Sometimes, and tonight is one of those times, I believe in the let down theory.
Red Sox spent a lot of emotional and physical energy this weekend against NYY.
They ended last night at 12:30 am, had to fly to Minny.
Sox have to face a very tough Baker, againtst a Twin team that can jack, and a Twin team at home would love to stick it to Boston.
Like the Twins a lot in this spot tonight.
Minny +102 3*
1) I like (usually) home underdogs.
2) I like the match up Baker over Wakefield
Wake is one of Boston's weakest link in the rotation sporting an ugly earned run average of 5 and a poor WH/IP ratio of 1.30
Baker is an "I get no respect starter" with extremely solid numbers.
3 earned run average, sparkling WH/IP ratio of 1.18, an equally sparkling K ratio (117 K's on the season) while pitching against very potent line ups so far this year.
Like Texas, NYY and Boston.
Baker shutdown the Red Sox potent line up on 5/6 going 8 full, giving up 7 hits striking out 8 yielding 2 runs, winning that start.
3) The line up just posted hits Wake.
Span CF
Plouffe 2B
Mauer C
Cuddyer 1B
Kubel RF
Thome DH
Valencia 3B
Young LF
Tolbert SS
Span is the 'x' factor here on top.
Hits .400 against Wake, gets on with speed.
Plouffe (who I like) is an up and comer, hits behind Span tonight, likes the junk pitchers, only has two at bats v. Wake, but is 2 for 2 and took him deep once, there's a reason why Gardy has Span/Plouffe 1-2, I like it, and agree, which brings us to Mr. Mauer.
Mauer's stick is heating up nice right now.
He hits over .350 off of Wakefield, has taken him over the fence as well.
Cuddyer has been raking all season .298 18-60 is rock solid, and can hit the butterfly pitch as well.
Kubel has been hitting .300 + all season
4) Boston is only .267 off of Baker, Craw and Ells hits him some, not the rest of the lineup.
5) Sometimes, and tonight is one of those times, I believe in the let down theory.
Red Sox spent a lot of emotional and physical energy this weekend against NYY.
They ended last night at 12:30 am, had to fly to Minny.
Sox have to face a very tough Baker, againtst a Twin team that can jack, and a Twin team at home would love to stick it to Boston.
Like the Twins a lot in this spot tonight.
Minny +102 3*
