Twins-Cardinals Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Minnesota Twins at Busch Stadium.
Kevin Slowey will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Righthander Slowey is 10-2 this season with a 4.04 ERA.
It’ll be Todd Wellemeyer toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wellemeyer is 6-7 with a 5.53 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Jason Kubel had two hits and drove in one run to help the Twins defeat the Cardinals 3-1 on Friday. The Twins won the game as a -110 pick’em, while the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).
Glen Perkins tossed seven innings for the win, allowing four hits and one run. Joe Nathan pitched one inning of relief to earn his 18th save.
Rick Ankiel had two hits and drove in one run for the Cardinals. Adam Wainwright surrendered seven hits and three runs over seven innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
St. Louis has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota:
38-37 SU
St.
Louis: 40-35 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 2-7
After a win are 4-6

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 4-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Minnesota, Sunday, June 28

 

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