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The Twins come in with a three-game losing streak and losses in eight of their last nine. The A’s have won 10 straight and they do it in a variety of ways. One game is about the starting pitcher, the next a clutch hit from an unlikely source, another is the bullpen, and perhaps a game-saving defensive play. On Tuesday, it was two shutouts in the double-header, 7-0 and 1-0. Fun ballclub. The A’s keep winning Wednesday.
The Athletics have now won 10 straight games after starting the season 1-7 and have vaulted into first in the division. They get Frankie Montas starting today, who has looked like his old self his last couple starts allowing just one run in 12 innings. The Twins start their ace in Kenta Maeda, he has not allowed more than two runs in any start, but he also has only made it through five innings once. The Twins were struggling to hit before they had a three-day layoff, and we can see it didn’t help much as they didn’t score a run yesterday and it only hurt their defense by forcing Willians Astudillo to play Second Base. Take the As.
How on earth are the A's home underdogs on a 10-game winning streak and about to sweep a struggling Twins team down two regulars in shortstop Andrelton Simmons and outfielder Max Kepler? Minnesota also could be without slugger Miguel Sano after he left the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with a hamstring issue. The Twins do start a very good pitcher in Kenta Maeda (1-1, 3.07), but I'll gladly take Oakland on the runline at -170 while I can get it -- some books have the A's as ML favorites so the +1.5 wouldn't be available -- behind Frankie Montas (2-1, 4.91). He has been excellent the past two times out.