MLB Baseball
2011-07-21 - Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Baseball : North America : MLB
Thursday, July 21st, 2011, 8:10PM US
(1:10AM GMT)
PREVIEW
Minnesota did well against Cleveland and will look to gain ground on Detroit when they start a series tonight. The Twins are just 5 games back and will have home field advantage and some momentum coming into this.
The Minnesota Twins will send out right-handed veteran Carl Pavano. He has a 6-6 mark and a 4.08ERA and has performed rather well against Detroit in past meetings. In 9 starts against the Tigers, Pavano is 5-2 with a healthy 3.79ERA.
Pavano also tends to last quite long, pitching deep into games which tends to let the bullpen perform better by not overtaxing them. In the last 12 matches Pavano has pitched, he has left before the 7th inning just once.
The Detroit Tigers send out Justin Verlander tonight. The right-handed ace is 12-5 with a 2.29ERA but is off a terrible start in his last outing. Against the Chicago White Sox, he gave up 5 runs in just 6 innings.
In head-to-head, Verlander hasn't exactly dominated the Twins. His ERA against them in 18 starts is 3.71 and his record reads 7-7. Minnesota are a tough team to pitch against, especially at home. Verlander has his work cut out for him tonight.
TEAM STATS
Detroit Tigers
Overall 51-46, Streak L1
Minnesota Twins
Overall 46-51, Streak W2
BETTING VERDICT
I'm going with Minnesota pull an upset and win tonight.
The Pick :
Minnesota Twins to win
