LOS ANGELES ANGELS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
Baseball : United States : MLB Regular Season
Saturday, August 21th 2010 - Start 4:10PM ET
(9:10PM GMT)

---

RE-E-E-RE-PEAT!

LOS ANGELES ANGELS
61-62 W/L, 28-35 Road, 5-5 Last 10, L1 Streak

With the 7-2 win over the Angles last night, the Twins now have a 25-8 record since mid July and have gone 12-3 over their last 15 matches. The Angels are going the other way, losing 4 of their last 5. They have won only 6 of their last 24 road games.

Trevor Bell goes for the Angels today. He has an impressive 29:11 strikeout:walk ratio in 38 1/3 innings but is being hit for a huge .451.

The righty is without a win in his last 3 starts. This is consistent with his play last year, where he struggled as well. Opponents hit him for .412 in 20 1/3 innings pitched. He had a 9.74ERA in 8 appearances, including 4 starts.

MINNESOTA TWINS
71-51 W/L, 39-21 Home, 8-2 Last 10, W1 Streak

Kevin Slowey pitches for the Twins. In his last 4 starts, he's allowed only 12 hits and 5 earned runs in 28 2/3 innings. His strikeout:walk ratio is an impressive 21:5.

In his last match, Slowey left the game in the 7th after allowing no hits. Thanks to that, the arm will have had time to recover and rest.

Slowey has excellent home form too, throughout his career actually. He is 7-3 with a 3.39 ERA at Target Field this season, restricting opposing hitters to .244. In his 2 August starts, 14 2/3 innings, Slowey has limited his opponents to a stingy .085 average.

BETTING VERDICT

The Twins are the team on form, while the Angels are in a bit of a slump. Minny won last night and I think they pick up where they left off.

Take the Twins again!

The Pick :

Minnesota to win again!

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take the Minnesota Twins @ 1.50 (Pinnacle) - MAIN BET

HANDICAP BETTING :

Take the Minnesota Twins -1.5 @ 2.00 (Pinnacle) - MAIN BET