Minnesota picked up a huge victory on Wednesday as it took out Seattle and ended a four-game losing skid. That streak did not hurt the Twins too much as they remain just a game out of first place in the American League Central. The Republican National Convention has forced the Twins on its longest roadtrip in 39 years and they are hoping for a better second half after going 3-4 through the first seven games. The Twins are 22-9 in their last 31 games against a team with a losing record.


Oakland is coming off a rare series win over the Angels, its first since taking three of four against Seattle way back on July 7-10. That was actually the last time that the A’s won back-to-back games as they have gone 0-10 in their last 10 games following a win. They lost those 10 games by an average of 3.7 rpg. The bats woke up with six runs last night but one game isn’t a cure as Oakland has averaged only 2.8 rpg over its last 12 games. The A’s are 7-21 in their last 28 games against a team with a winning record.


Nick Blackburn gets the call for Minnesota and he is looking to snap a three-game winless streak. He has not been pitching bad especially last game where his defense let him down. Over his last six starts, he has a 3.62 ERA which is just under his season ERA of 3.78. He faced the A’s 10 days ago and pitched a solid game, allowing three run on six hits in eight innings of work. Minnesota is 5-1 in his last six road starts against a team with a losing record.


Oakland hopes to get a similar start from Dana Eveland like the one he tossed last time out. He allowed just one run seven innings against Seattle which was his first start since getting called back up from the minors. He had gone six straight starts without tossing a quality outing and posting an 8.36 ERA. One start is not going to suddenly turn him back around. The Twins are hitting .337 in their last 10 games against lefties and are 19-7 in their last 26 games against a left-handed starter. Play Minnesota Twins 1.5 Units


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