Friday, April 24, 2015

Safeco Field in Seattle

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Hughes, P (0-3) vs. (R) Hernandez, F (2-0)

The Minnesota Twins take on the Seattle Mariners on Friday at Safeco Field in Seattle.

The Twins are 19-42 in their last 61 during game 1 of a series and 38-90 in their last 128 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. They are 3-7 in Hughes' last 10 starts with 5 days of rest and 2-5 in Hughes' last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The under is 4-0-1 in the Twins last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter and 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

The Mariners are 19-7 in their last 26 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game and 15-7 in their last 22 games following an off day. They are 6-1 in Hernandez's last 7 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 13-3 in Hernandez's last 16 starts with 5 days of rest. The over is 4-0 in the Mariners last 4 games following a win and 7-2 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series.

Head-to-head, the under is 4-1-1 in Hernandez's last 6 home starts vs. Twins and 6-2 in Hernandez's last 8 starts vs. Twins. The Twins are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Seattle and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Minnesota Twins Betting Trends

The Minnesota Twins are 6-7-2 against the over/under

The run differential for the Minnesota Twins is -1.6

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 9-6-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Seattle Mariners is -1.3

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota Twins

04/17/15 P Brian Duensing Side 15-day DL (4/16)
04/10/15 P Ricky Nolasco Elbow 15-day DL (4/9)
04/04/15 P Ervin Santana Suspension expected to miss 80 games

Seattle Mariners

04/14/15 P Tom Wilhelmsen Elbow 15-day DL (4/11)
04/05/15 SS Chris Taylor Wrist 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle

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