Twins down Rangers in opener
Twins down Rangers in opener
The Minnesota Twins scored their runs early and held on for a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series at Rangers Ballpark Friday night.
Minnesota won the game as a +110 underdogs, while the eight runs fell UNDER the night’s posted over/under (10.5).
Jason Kubel led the Twins with a three-run dinger, and Carlos Gomez drove in two runs. Glen Perkins allowed seven hits and three runs over five innings to pick up the victory.
Josh Hamilton belted a two-run homer and drove in all three runs for the Rangers. Vicente Padilla gave up 11 hits and five runs over seven innings in the loss.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+172
-179
-179
30.7%
69.3%
69.3%
8o
8u
8u
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
-102
-103
-103
51.5%
48.5%
48.5%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
52.8%
47.2%
47.2%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
-111
+106
+106
63.7%
36.3%
36.3%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
48.8%
51.2%
51.2%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+119
-124
-124
48.4%
51.6%
51.6%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
34.6%
65.4%
65.4%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+137
-142
-142
42.2%
57.8%
57.8%
7o
7u
7u
49.2%
50.8%
50.8%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
+103
-108
-108
52.4%
47.6%
47.6%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
47.8%
52.2%
52.2%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-142
+137
+137
65.1%
34.9%
34.9%
8o
8u
8u
51.1%
48.9%
48.9%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-107
+102
+102
65.3%
34.7%
34.7%
9o
9u
9u
33.2%
66.8%
66.8%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+167
-174
-174
28.2%
71.8%
71.8%
8o
8u
8u
57.6%
42.4%
42.4%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+118
-123
-123
35.8%
64.2%
64.2%
7o
7u
7u
49.6%
50.4%
50.4%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-161
+156
+156
71.5%
28.5%
28.5%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
66.8%
33.2%
33.2%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-177
+170
+170
71.2%
28.8%
28.8%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
64.7%
35.3%
35.3%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-106
+101
+101
65.2%
34.8%
34.8%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
71.0%
29.0%
29.0%
