Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
Betting Prediction: Boston -118 odds (May 19th 2013)
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The Red Sox are showing some great value as a small road favorite against the Twins. Boston has won the first two games of this series and four straight overall. The Red Sox are swinging the bats extremely well right now, averaging 5.3 runs over their last 7 games. Minnesota on the other hand has lost four straight and six of their last 8 overall.

Both teams send out a starter who has struggled of late, but I don’t think there’s any question that Boston has the better of the two in John Lackey, at least when it comes to previous performance against opponent. Lackey has allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his five starts vs the Twins. Minnesota’s Pedro Hernandez has made two career starts against the Red Sox and both have been a complete disaster. He’s allowed 14 runs on 19 hits in just six innings of work. He allowed 6 runs on 7 hits in just 2 innings of work against Boston earlier this month (5/8). Given how these two teams are playing right now, there’s simply too much value to not place a small wager on Boston this afternoon. BET THE RED SOX!

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Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
MLB Pick: Minnesota +103 odds (May 14th 2013)
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We’ll take Minnesota in this game on Tuesday night.

Minnesota continued their smoking hot offensive assault on Monday night as they put up 10 runs. Now they’ll have to attack Jake Peavy of the White Sox. He is 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA in six starts for Chicago. Peavy faced the Twins back on April 20th allowing six hits in seven innings of work. Minnesota’s offense has improved greatly since then as they’ve scored 55 runs in their last eight games. Brian Dozier (5-13), Joe Mauer (9-29) and Chris Parmalee (5-11) hit the righty hard. The Twins are hitting almost .280 in their last eight games and they are 9-8 at home. Chicago’s bullpen gave up a bunch of runs on Monday and they’ll be a little thin for tonight’s game.

Kevin Correia is glad to be home after two rough road starts. He has allowed just 6 runs in 29 innings pitched at home going 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in four starts there. Chicago has scored just 8 runs in their last three games and 21 runs in their last seven games overall. They are hitting .219 against right-handed starters and they are 7-12 on the road this season. Minnesota’s bullpen has an ERA under 3.00 on the season and they continue to do good work. We’ll take Minnesota in this game on Tuesday night.

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Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers
MLB Betting Pick: Under 8.5 runs -110 odds (May 1st 2013)
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The ‘under’ is 4-1 in five previous meetings between these two teams this season, and I look for that trend to continue on Wednesday.

The Twins aren’t hitting with any consistency right now, and have managed to push only four runs across home plate in the first two games of this series. They aren’t likely to bust out against Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, who is pitching as well as any starter in baseball right now.

Sanchez tossed eight innings of five-hit, shutout ball against the Braves last Friday, striking out an incredible 17 hitters along the way. He’s given up two earned runs or less in all five starts this season, yet the ‘over’ has cashed in four of those five contests.

Enter the Tigers offense. They’ve been terrific, as expected. However, I expect to see a bit of a letdown at the dish today, after every starter banged out at least a hit in last night’s 6-1 victory. Keep in mind, it’s ‘getaway day’ not only for the visiting Twins, but also for the Tigers, as they’ll head to Houston to start a road trip tomorrow night.

Scott Diamond will be in charge of slowing down the Tigers on Wednesday. He’s been up to the task before, holding them to two earned runs or less in each of his last four starts against them. Diamond brings solid form to the table today, having allowed only four earned runs in 12 1/3 innings of work over his last two outings.

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The Twins bullpen has quietly been getting the job done, posting a collective 2.30 ERA so far this season. The Tigers ‘pen hasn’t been quite as solid, but it won’t matter all that much if Sanchez is able to work deep into the game. Look for a fairly low-scoring game at Comerica Park on Wednesday. Take the under (1*).

Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins
MLB Betting Pick: Minnesota +116 (April 17th 2013)
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Free MLB pick from Doc’s Sports Take #922 Minnesota Twins over Los Angeles Angels (7:10pm ET) The Los Angeles Angels are a train wreck right now. At 4-10 they have the worst record in the American League and the pressure is mounting. This team was supposed to be nearly unstoppable after adding Josh Hamilton in the offseason to an already potent lineup. However, after 14 games the Angels are 13th in the league in runs scored with a 3.54 average. That’s not going to last, but right now they are swinging the bats terribly. Their starting pitching certainly hasn’t done them any favors either, as they come in with a 5.72 ERA as a group. Right-hander Tommy Hanson is one of the culprits as he comes in with a 6.55 ERA and is striking out less than five batters per nine innings – well below his career numbers. Hanson hasn’t been right since injuries plagued him two years ago and I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s out of the rotation by season’s end. His velocity is down, his stuff doesn’t move as well as it used to and his confidence is at an all-time low. The Minnesota Twins are obviously in rebuilding mode this year, but they’re 6-7 to start the season and playing their hearts out. They have an underrated offense that features one of the best middle-of-the-order sequences with Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham and Justin Morneau. They have a pretty good bullpen and play decent defense. They also play well fundamentally and do all of the little things that don’t show up in the box score. This is a good spot to play the Twins as a home underdog against a team that is struggling at the plate with a starting pitcher who has lost his stuff.