#906 ASA PLAY ON 8* Houston Astros -135 over Minnesota Twins, Saturday at 4:45 PM ET - Give the Twins credit as they just got past the Blue Jays in the Wild Card round to get here.  However, something was wrong with Toronto as they seem to have internal issues and chemistry issues.  Minnesota is facing a different animal now.  They now face the defending World Champs and a team that has been one of the best for quite a few years now.  The Twins are at a major disadvantage in the experience department as Houston is loaded with players with a ton of post-season experience as you would expect based on all their recent years of success.  Also, the Astros had to hold off Texas and Seattle almost to the very end of the season to be able to capture the AL West Title.  All 3 teams finished with at least 88 wins!  Compare that to the AL Central where the Twins reside.  All teams other than Minnesota finished with a losing record and, in fact, finished a combined 106 games under .500!  Bailey Ober is a strong pitcher for the Twins but this is his post-season debut.  The guy he is facing is Justin Verlander and the grizzled veteran has 34 playoff starts and over 200 post-season innings under his belt!  Though he was 2-0 in 4 starts last post-season and helped the Astros win the World Series, his ERA was higher than usual and he has extra focus as a result of those struggles.  Keep in mind Verlander was starting post-season games in 2006 when Ober was just 11 years old!  The experience edge in Game 1 of an NLDS absolutely carries some weight and the Twins did not play as well on the road as they did at home this season.  Houston went 6-1 in home games in last year's post-season.  The Astros are ready again here to make another run.  Take the Astros at home Saturday afternoon.