Twins take rubber match
Twins take rubber match
Brian Buscher belted a two-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 in the rubber match of a three-game series at the Metrodome Thursday afternoon.
Minnesota won the game as -160 favorites, while the six runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (8).
Michael Cuddyer went dep for the Twins, and finished 2-for-4 at the plate. Nick Blackburn tossed a complete-game, allowing just six hits and one run.
Adam LaRoche drove in the lone run for the Pirates. Zach Duke surrendered seven hits and three runs over six innings in the loss.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+165
-175
-175
33.1%
66.9%
66.9%
MIN 1
ATL 8
ATL 8
58.7%
41.3%
41.3%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
+108
-118
-118
53.4%
46.6%
46.6%
CIN 2
NYM 2
NYM 2
39.0%
61.0%
61.0%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
+110
-120
-120
55.3%
44.7%
44.7%
LA 7
MIL 0
MIL 0
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+104
-114
-114
45.3%
54.7%
54.7%
OAK 0
TEX 3
TEX 3
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+115
-125
-125
48.9%
51.1%
51.1%
9o
9u
9u
56.4%
43.6%
43.6%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+136
-146
-146
43.1%
56.9%
56.9%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-102
-108
-108
50.1%
49.9%
49.9%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
60.8%
39.2%
39.2%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-146
+136
+136
62.5%
37.5%
37.5%
8o
8u
8u
57.3%
42.7%
42.7%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-119
+109
+109
66.8%
33.2%
33.2%
9o
9u
9u
39.6%
60.4%
60.4%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+174
-184
-184
29.6%
70.4%
70.4%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
56.1%
43.9%
43.9%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+125
-135
-135
37.0%
63.0%
63.0%
7o
7u
7u
42.0%
58.0%
58.0%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-169
+159
+159
70.4%
29.6%
29.6%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
44.9%
55.1%
55.1%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-210
+190
+190
70.7%
29.3%
29.3%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
62.1%
37.9%
37.9%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-136
+126
+126
67.5%
32.5%
32.5%
8o
8u
8u
42.9%
57.1%
57.1%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-110
+100
+100
69.2%
30.8%
30.8%
8o
8u
8u
69.1%
30.9%
30.9%
