Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins (D. Huff @ F.Liriano)
Nothing is 100%-meaning we all miss sometimes and parity w/in the sport of choice must be respected. I didn't try to sneak a heavy fave in here, but the Twins get a (-180) money line. This is one of the more interesting series playing right now, considering both matchup and location, the new stadium in Minneapolis (Target Field). The Twins have taken well to their new home thus far and Liriano has been dominant vs. all hitters, all spring. Cleveland is a tough team and that offense is quite potent. It will be tough for the Twins to sweep the Indians- however, they took game 1 yesterday, and tonight points in that same direction. Indians starter David Huff has had a strong start- in my sampling pickups over the last 2 years, the Minnesota lineup gives him fits-hitting him well, and manufacturing runs. The pitching matchup favors the Twins, and the run support will likely be there to follow. I think Cleveland has a strong upset case tomorrow, stay tuned.
Minnesota Twins (-180)
Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays (Z.Greinke @ S.Marcum)
I had to throw an even line up to further some credibility here-this might be a nailbiter.
KC starter Zack Greinke is one of the best pitchers in baseball. No team really hits him all that well, but of all his opponents-the Jays are near the top...Greinke has had trouble in the Sky Dome on a few occasions. This is a day game-final of a 3 game series that Toronto can redeem sweep after getting absolutely violated by the Angels. Coming off the Tommy John surgery hasn't seemed to be a hindrance to Jays starter Marcum. All signs point that he hasn't lost stride-if this is the case, Kansas City wont get anything on him, the Royals lineup hits .155 against him and he dominated them in his 08' full season. No matter how well they are playing prior to a Toronto series, Kansas City seems to always have problems in the Sky Dome. I expect a sweep here, but as I said at the top, this is a risky matchup. Kansas City can now hit relatively well, and Greinke's track record on the mound speaks for itself. He gets fits in the Dome, and thats what Im banking on.
Toronto Blue Jays (-103)
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