Twins-Angels Lines Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Angel Stadium. Ace Francisco Liriano will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Liriano is 4-9 this season with a 5.33 ERA. Liriano's opponent in this one will be John Lackey. The Angels ace righthander has a 4.39 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kendry Morales drove in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Angels defeated the Twins 6-5 in Thursday's opener, as -165 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Jason Kubel belted a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs for the Twins, who were +145 underdogs. Jesse Crain gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 2 straight games. Los Angeles has won 6 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 48-48 SU Los Angeles: 56-38 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing LA Angels are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Minnesota are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Angels Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota Next up: LA Angels home to Minnesota, Saturday, July 25