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A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field.
The Twins will give the ball to starter Glen Perkins in this one. Righthander Perkins is 12-4 this season with a 4.40 ERA.
It'll be James Shields toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Shields is 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Twins lost 6-4 to the Indians last time out, as +155 road underdogs. The combined 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Justin Morneau had three hits and drove in two runs to lead the Twins. Jose Mijares gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
The Rays extended their lead to two games in the NL East division with a 10-3 win over the Red Sox as -125 favorites last time out. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Willy Aybar hit a two-run homer and finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Rays. Grant Balfour improved to 5-2 with the win.
Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 82-70 SU
Tampa Bay: 90-60 SU
The Twins will give the ball to starter Glen Perkins in this one. Righthander Perkins is 12-4 this season with a 4.40 ERA.
It'll be James Shields toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Shields is 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Twins lost 6-4 to the Indians last time out, as +155 road underdogs. The combined 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Justin Morneau had three hits and drove in two runs to lead the Twins. Jose Mijares gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
The Rays extended their lead to two games in the NL East division with a 10-3 win over the Red Sox as -125 favorites last time out. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Willy Aybar hit a two-run homer and finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Rays. Grant Balfour improved to 5-2 with the win.
Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 82-70 SU
Tampa Bay: 90-60 SU