Twins-Angels Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday when they battle the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Scott Baker in this game. Baker has a 7-3 record and a 3.91 ERA this season. The Angels will counter Baker with ace John Lackey. Righthander Lackey has a 3.22 ERA to go along with a 10-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins defeated the A's 3-1 in Wednesday's rubber match, as -280 favorites. The four runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (7.5). Mike Redmond went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Twins. Francisco Liriano tossed five innings for the win, allowing one run off five hits and Joe Nathan notched his 34th save. Garret Anderson drove in the winning run as the Angels got past the Rays 5-4 on Wednesday, as a +105 underdog. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Erick Aybar drove in two runs to lead the Angels at the plate. Jose Arredondo tossed 1 2-3 innings of relief for the win, and Francisco Rodriguez closed out the ninth with his 48th save. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 72-54 SU Los Angeles: 77-48 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing LA Angels are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing LA Angels The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: LA Angels home to Minnesota, Friday, August 22