3. Minnesota -1.5 runs with Liriano conditional 2 units
Nothing much needs to be said about Liriano. Against the Astros and Roger Clemens 2 weeks ago, he looked masterful and the Astros skipper said that he was BY FAR the best pitcher that they had seen all season! He is a great strikeout pitcher with an excellent strikeout/walk ratio. His record for the season is 9-1 with an incredible 1.99 era. His WHIP is a .97. His only loss this season was a tough luck loss where he only gave up 3 earned runs! The team only scored 2 runs for him in that game. That was THE ONLY start in his last 10 that he has given up more than 2 runs. In his last start, he pitched 8 solid shutout innings while punching out 12 batters and walking only 1. He only gave up 3 hits in that affair. In his last 10 starts, on 4 occassions he didnt give up a SINGLE RUN, earned or unearned! Hell, the defense is real strong behind him in that he hasnt given up an unearned run all season!! He has only given up more than 5 hits on ONE OCCASSION!!! This guy has CY YOUNG stats for sure!!
I am a little worried that Minny has lost their last 3 games, but they sure were on a great run before that! They had won 11 games in a row and 19 out of 20 games! In those 19 games, only TWO games were decided by 1 run!
Meanwhile, TEXAS is also taking the field! They have gone 4-8 in their last 12 games and 7 of those were home games. Rheinecker has actually looked pretty decent this season at times. In his last start, he only gave up 1 earned run. And 3 of his total starts this season, he only gave up 2 earned runs.
<LI class=morehot>Twins are 3-0 in Liriano's last 3 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 5-0 in Liriano's last 5 starts. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 6-0 in Liriano's last 6 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 3-0 in Liriano's last 3 starts vs. a team with a winning record. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 5-0 in Liriano's last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 3-0 in Liriano's last 3 night starts. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 3-0 in Liriano's last 3 starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 5-0 in Liriano's last 5 starts as a favorite. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 4-1 in Liriano's last 5 starts on Grass. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 4-1 in Liriano's last 5 road starts. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 3-0 in their last 3 Saturday games. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 21-5 in their last 26 overall. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. <LI class=morehot>Twins are 8-2 in their last 10 vs. a team with a winning record. <LI class=more>Twins are 10-3 in their last 13 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=more>Twins are 38-13 in their last 51 games as a favorite. <LI class=more>Twins are 29-10 in their last 39 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200. <LI class=more>Twins are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 2 of a series. <LI class=more>Twins are 5-2 in their last 7 games as a road favorite. <LI class=more>Twins are 36-15 in their last 51 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. <LI class=more>Twins are 36-17 in their last 53 games as a favorite of -151 to -200. <LI class=more>Rangers are 3-7 in their last 10 games as a home underdog of +151 to +200. <LI class=more>Rangers are 36-89 in their last 125 games as an underdog of +151 to +200. <LI class=morecool>Rangers are 2-14 in their last 16 games as a home underdog. <LI class=morecool>Rangers are 0-3 in their last 3 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. <LI class=morecool>Rangers are 0-5 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series.
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4. Minnesota wayyyy under 9 runs 2 units
Check about for stats on pitching matchup! This one should be easy seeing that Minnesota isnt scoring runs in the last 3 games! Against weak pitching, they have only managed 4,3, an 2 runs. Liriano will make this pick a winner himself since I STRONGLY suspect that he will pitch a shutout today! All I need is Reinecker to pitch like has in half of his starts! Minnesota wont score too much, I am looking at a 4-0 final here! I had thought that the trends would show a Minnesota under here of course, but check out the Texas trends on the under!!
<LI class=morehot>Over is 3-0-0 in Twins last 3 vs. American League West. <LI class=morehot>Over is 3-0-0 in Twins last 3 vs. a team with a winning record. <LI class=morehot>Under is 6-1-0 in Twins last 7 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Liriano's last 3 starts with 5 days of rest. <LI class=morehot>Under is 5-0-1 in Liriano's last 6 starts on Grass. <LI class=morehot>Under is 6-0-1 in Liriano's last 7 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Under is 6-0-1 in Liriano's last 7 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Under is 5-0-1 in Liriano's last 6 road starts. <LI class=morehot>Under is 4-0-0 in Liriano's last 4 starts as a road favorite. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Liriano's last 3 road starts vs. a team with a winning record. <LI class=morehot>Under is 7-1-1 in Liriano's last 9 starts overall. <LI class=morehot>Under is 6-1-0 in Liriano's last 7 starts as a favorite. <LI class=morehot>Under is 6-1-0 in Liriano's last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. <LI class=morehot>Under is 5-1-1 in Liriano's last 7 night starts. <LI class=more>Under is 7-2-0 in Twins last 9 road games vs. a left-handed starter. <LI class=more>Under is 9-3-1 in Twins last 13 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=more>Under is 9-3-1 in Twins last 13 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. <LI class=more>Under is 11-4-1 in Twins last 16 games following a loss. <LI class=more>Under is 19-7-0 in Twins last 26 games as a road favorite. <LI class=more>Under is 5-2-0 in Twins last 7 during game 2 of a series. <LI class=more>Under is 17-7-1 in Twins last 25 on Grass. <LI class=more>Under is 17-7-1 in Twins last 25 road games. <LI class=more>Under is 37-18-4 in Twins last 59 road games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rangers last 3 games as a home underdog of +151 to +200. <LI class=morehot>Under is 4-0-0 in Rangers last 4 games as an underdog. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rangers last 3 during game 2 of a series. <LI class=morehot>Under is 4-0-0 in Rangers last 4 games as an underdog of +151 to +200. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rangers last 3 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. <LI class=morehot>Under is 5-1-0 in Rangers last 6 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. <LI class=morehot>Over is 4-1-0 in Rangers last 5 Saturday games. <LI class=more>Over is 7-2-1 in Rangers last 10 games following a win. <LI class=more>Under is 8-3-0 in Rangers last 11 overall. <LI class=more>Under is 8-3-0 in Rangers last 11 on Grass. <LI class=more>Under is 5-2-0 in Rangers last 7 home games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=more>Under is 5-2-0 in Rangers last 7 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=more>Under is 5-2-0 in Rangers last 7 vs. a team with a winning record. <LI class=more>Over is 16-7-3 in Rangers last 26 games vs. a left-handed starter. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rheinecker's last 3 starts overall. <LI class=morehot>Under is 4-0-1 in Rheinecker's last 5 night starts. <LI class=morehot>Under is 4-0-1 in Rheinecker's last 5 home starts. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rheinecker's last 3 starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-0 in Rheinecker's last 3 starts on Grass. <LI class=morehot>Under is 3-0-1 in Rheinecker's last 4 home starts with the total set at 9.0-10.5.