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A
winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on
Saturday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Righthander
AJ Burnett will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game.
Burnett is 9-9 this season with a 4.61 ERA.
It'll
be Francisco Liriano toeing the rubber for the Twins in this contest.
Lefthander Liriano is 8-9 with a 5.12 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Yankees listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus
the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Last
time out for New York, they were an 8-1 winner as they battled the
Twins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -162 were
rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals
bettors.
Current
streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.
Minnesota has lost 2
straight games.
Team
records:
New York: 76-47 SU
Minnesota: 54-70 SU
New
York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before
playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After
a win are 7-3
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on
Saturday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After
playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A
few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 10-1 SU in their last 11
games when playing on the road against Minnesota
NY Yankees are
7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Minnesota
NY Yankees are
5-1 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their
last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of
Minnesota's last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 3-11 SU in its last
14 games
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when
playing NY Yankees
Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next
up:
Minnesota home to NY Yankees, Sunday, August 21
