Sport: MLBPick Selection: Baltimore/Minnesota 'under'
At 8:10pm our selection is on the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins 'under' the total. After Tuesday night, no matter what happens this season with the Orioles, they can now at least say that they have beaten the Twins in '08. That may not sound like a lot, but after having gone 0-7 against them in 2007, it might just give Baltimore the boost they need to get back into contention. After all, it's not like the O's got blanked by one of 2007's better teams: the Twins were 89-93 last season. This year I think it's safe to say that Baltimore is a little bit better, and Minnesota is a little bit worse than in '07, and chances are that neither team will be in contention come the end of September. But one thing both squads have to like seeing is the performances of their young pitching staffs. Tonight's Baltimore starter, 6'7" Daniel Cabrera isn't exactly young anymore, but he finally seems to be putting together the quality season that everyone thought he could. The Twins have four twenty-something starters in Blackburn, Slowey, Bonser, and tonight's starter, righthander Glen Perkins to go with their ageless wonder Livan Hernandez. The only one of this young quartet that isn't performing at or above expectations right now is Bonser, and it appears he'll be moved to the bullpen to try and get him straightened out when another youngster, Scott Baker, comes off the DL. So both teams have some good, young pitching, but not a lot going on offensively right now. The under is 8-3 in the last eleven meetings between these two in Minnesota, and I look for another low-scoring game in the Metrodome tonight. Take the 'under'. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.
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