2015 Season MLB Baseball Past Picks
July 18, 2015
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Minnesota at Oakland
Saturday 07/18 09:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Oakland -148 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.51) RESULT: WIN
A long road trip for Minnesota to the West Coast, a team with a losing road record and ranked 22nd in on base percentage. Twins righty Phil Hughes (4.32 ERA) has struggled on the road, posting a 2-4 mark while yielding a .321 batting average to the opposition. The Twins are 2-5 when Hughes is on the road aginst a team with a losing record. He faces an Oakland offense that is eighth in baseball in runs scored. The Athletics unveil lefty Scott Kazmir, with opponents hitting .215 off him. The Athletics are 4-1 in Kazmir's last five starts as a favorite, and he is 4-2 at home with a 1.40 ERA. Minnesota has mustered just three victories in its last 14 contests in Oakland, plus the A's are 9-2 in this park the last 11 times they've faced the Twins here, so grab home field. Play Oakland.
FINAL SCORE | |||||||||||
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TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | EX | FINAL |
Minnesota TwinsTwins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland AthleticsAthletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
MLB2015 Recent Results |
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Wins | Losses | Units |
11 | 5 | +3.72 |
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