This is an 8* play on MINNESOTA

This battle of division leaders has seen a split of the first two games with Minnesota winning 5-3 Monday and Atlanta returning the favor last night, 12-7. For the host Twins, Tuesday was just the second loss in their last nine games. They've been the more dominant team (compared to Atlanta) this year as they've outscored their opponents by a much wider margin (more than double the Braves' run differential). It's been led by an offense that will very likely break the single season record for home runs hit (set just last year!) - by the end of this month. Atlanta's Max Fried has somehow managed to go 7-1 on the road this year (9-2 TSR) in spite of a 4.53 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in those 11 starts. The lineup he'll be facing today is much tougher than virtually all he sees in the National League. We recognize that Twins starter Perez hasn't exactly been "sharp" of late, but trust us when we say this is a good spot to back the home team. Minnesota is 36-15 off a loss and 26-17 in day games. Play on MINNESOTA

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