Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Scott Baker in this game. Baker has a 12-9 record and a 4.52 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Baker with Luke Hochevar. Righthander Hochevar has a 4.79 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kila Ka'aihue went 3-for-3 with two homers and four runs batted in, as the Royals drilled the Twins 10-1 on Tuesday night. Josh Fields was 2-for-4 with a two-run dinger for the Royals, as winning pitcher Sean O'Sullivan gave up one run over six innings for Kansas City. Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Current streak: Team records: Kansas City: 65-92 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 2-8 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games Next up: Fantastic poker strategy articles are often overlooked as a key part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. It's more than just the best sports picks to beat the offshore betting line. |