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Oakland comes into this series feeling pretty good about itself. They have won five of six, including the last three of a four-game set with the Angels this past weekend. But Minnesota is invading here and they check off a lot of boxes when you're scanning today's card for a big play. First off, the Twins average 6.3 runs/game on the road. That's tops in all of baseball. They also sport the American League's best run differential at +113. (Yes, better than the Yankees). Jake Odorizzi is starting Tuesday and while he's slowed down a little, there have still been six times this year where he didn't allow any runs and three more where he allowed just one. It just so happens that Odorizzi's 1.29 career ERA in Oakland (three starts) is his lowest at any of the 30 MLB parks. Daniel Mengden may have pitched well from the A's in his return from the minors last week, but we're still not sold. The Twins have won 12 of Odorizzi's last 13 starts. Play on MINNESOTA

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