Twins-Athletics Odds Preview

The Minnesota Twins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Righthander Anthony Swarzak will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Swarzak is 2-3 this season with a 4.50 ERA.

It’ll be Dallas Braden toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Braden is 7-8 with a 3.45 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Matt Holliday was 4-for-5 with two homers and six runs batted in to lead the Athletics over the Twins 14-13 on Monday night.

Oakland cashed as +115 home underdogs as the game played OVER the 9-run total posted by oddsmakers.

Jack Cust went 3-for-4 with a solo dinger and two RBIs for the Athletics, while Craig Breslow picked up the win in relief of starter Gio Gonzalez for Oakland.

Justin Morneau was 3-for-5 with two big flies and seven RBIs for Minnesota, as Jose Mijares was handed the loss after coming into the game for Twins starter Nick Blackburn.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 47-46 SU
Oakland: 39-52 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

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

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Oakland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home

Next up:
Oakland home to Minnesota, Wednesday, July 22