This is an 8* ASSASSIN on the Minnesota Twins.

The Royals lost 7-4 at home to the Red Sox, while the Twins clobbered the Orioles 10-1 at home yesterday afternoon. One of these starters has struggled with consistency this year, while the other has been at his best in front of the home town crowd. The visitors go with Danny Duffy (4-8, 5.19 ERA) who was most recently crushed for six runs off eight hits over six innings in a loss to the Indians on Tuesday. In seven of his 18 starts this year Duffy has allowed five or more runs and his 48 walks given up are the third-most allowed in the AL. The home side goes with ace Jose Berrios (8-7, 3.54), who gave up three runs off five hits while striking out three over seven innings in an unfortunate loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. Berrios though has to be feeling pretty confident here as he's already an impressive 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA at home. Note as well that the Royals are just 12-17 (-3.6 units) this season against the division, while the Twins are 17-13 (+2.6 units) against the division. We look for Berrios to out duel Duffy and for the TWINS to build off yesterday's big win. Lay the price.

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