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The 58-42 Baltimore Orioles play the 37-63 Minnesota Twins in a make-up game in Minneapolis, Minnesota tonight. The first pitch is scheduled to be tossed at Target Field at 7:10 PM ET on July 28, 2016.
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In their last games: The Orioles lost to the Colorado Rockies 3-1 and the Twins lost to the Atlanta Braves 9-7. Baltimore’s pitching staff gave up three runs on five hits but their batters could manage only one run on six hits in their loss to the Colorado. In a game that saw a lot of runs Minnesota gave up nine runs on 16 hits and were solid at the plate with 13 hits, but scored just 7 runs in the defeat.
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The Orioles have lost their last two games, but they still sit atop the AL East two games up on the Boston Red Sox. In their last two games they have only totaled four runs. Baltimore ranks 8th in runs scored and 14th in team ERA.
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The Twins have lost three in a row and they sit in the basement of the AL Central 20.5 games back of the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota has the fewest wins in the AL. They rank tied for 19th in the Majors in runs scored and 28th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Baltimore: Ubaldo Jimenez (5-9, 7.38 ERA)<br />
Minnesota: Kyle Gibson (3-6, 4.67 ERA)
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Ubaldo Jimenez goes for the Orioles tonight and he was not sharp in his last outing getting tagged up for five earned runs in only one inning in a 9-5 loss to the L.A. Angels. The Orioles have lost his last two starts and in that span he has given up 11 earned runs in five innings of work. The Orioles are 1-7 in Jimenez’s last eight road starts and only 1-5 in his last six starts facing a team with a losing record.
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Kyle Gibson gets the starting nod for the Twins and he had a solid last outing only giving up one earned run in eight innings in a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Twins had lost his previous two starts where he gave up four earned runs in each outing. The Twins are 3-7 in Gibson’s last 10 home starts and 9-26 in his last 35 starts facing a team that has a winning record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Orioles are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Twins.
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The Twins are 5-2 in their last 7 home games against the Orioles.
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In the last 8 games between these teams the Under record is 6-2.
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This season the Twins are 20-31 at home and the Orioles are 21-26 on the road.
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STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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Baltimore Orioles: 58-42 SU / O/U 45-52 / Run Line W/L 54-46<br />
Minnesota Twins: 37-63 SU / O/U 58-36 / Run Line W/L 51-49
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Baltimore at Minnesota Key Betting Trends<br />
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BAL is 5-2 in their last 7 overall.
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BAL is 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
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BAL has an Under record of 7-0 in their last 7 road games.
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MINN is 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
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MINN is 7-23 in their last 30 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
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MINN has an Over record of 21-8-2 in their last 31 home games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>ORIOLES<</b>br> [RF] 07/22/2016 - Joey Rickard 15-day DL (7/21) ( Thumb )<br />
[P] 06/21/2016 - Brian Duensing 15-day DL (6/20) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 07/01/2016 - T.J. McFarland 15-day DL (6/29) ( Knee )
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<b>TWINS</b><br />
[P] 04/13/2016 - Glen Perkins 60-day DL (4/11); out for season ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 06/10/2016 - Phil Hughes 60-day DL (6/10); out for season ( Knee )<br />
[3B] 07/04/2016 - Trevor Plouffe 15-day DL (7/1) ( Ribs )
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