Twins-Athletics Lines Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Righthander Glen Perkins will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Perkins is 5-5 this season with a 4.75 ERA.

Perkins‘s opponent in this one will be Trevor Cahill. The Athletics righthander has a 4.72 ERA to go along with a 5-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Michael Cuddyer’s run-scoring triple in the top of the 10^th inning lifted the Twins over the Athletics 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Minnesota won as +120 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks.

Delmon Young and Nick Punto also drove in runs for the Twins, while Matt Guerrier picked up the win in relief of starter Anthony Swarzak for Minnesota.

Orlando Cabrera and Adam Kennedy knocked in runs for Oakland, as Andrew Bailey was handed the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the top of the 10^th inning.

Team records:
Minnesota: 48-46 SU
Oakland: 39-53 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games at home

Next up:
Minnesota at LA Angels, Thursday, July 23
Oakland at NY Yankees, Friday, July 24