Last night's wild 14-13 affair at the Coliseum in Oakland was a fluke. Expect things to return to the norm tonight as the Twins and A's square off in a low-scoring game.
The Coliseum in Oakland is a great park for pitchers, with a large outfield and plenty of foul territory behind home plate. It's tough to score runs here and a pair of hot pitchers are on the hill.
Minnesota's Anthony Swarzak throws strikes, like all these Twins' hurlers, and will benefit from this park. Plus the big righthander is going against a bad offensive team with the A's 25th in the majors in runs scored. Oakland lefty Dallas Braden (3.45 ERA) is also throwing well.
After last night's wild 14-13 slugfest, don't look for many runs tonight as the two teams return to the norm. Play the Twins/A's under the total.
Free Pick: Twins-Athletics Under 8 (-105)