Twins at Rangers MLB Odds & Picks: The Texas Rangers will be looking to complete a sweep of AL Central Division leaders Minnesota Twins when they play the fourth and final game of their series Thursday (8:05 pm ET) at Rangers Park in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers will give the ball to starter and former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee. A left-hander, Lee is 10-7 with a 3.09 ERA so far this season. The Twins will give the ball to ace left-hander Francisco Liriano in this one. Liriano is 11-7 this season with a 3.45 ERA.
MLB oddsmakers at Bodog.com list Lee and the Rangers as -157 moneyline favorites versus the Twins with a posted total of 7 1/2 runs. Twins backers are getting +142 moneyline odds as the visiting underdog.Lee is 0-2 with an 8.24 ERA in his past three starts, and the Rangers are 3-6 in his nine starts with the club. He's 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA in five games at the Ballpark in Arlington this year. He's 8-3 with a 3.40 ERA in 18 career starts vs. the Twins.
Liriano didn't put up his best performance Wednesday vs. the White Sox. He gave up five runs and six hits through five innings. He had five strikeouts and walked four. It was only the fourth time this season he walked four or more batters.
Vladimir Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs batted in as the Rangers beat the Twins 4-3 on Wednesday. The Rangers won that game as -150 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted 8 1/2 total set by Bodog. C.J. Wilson improved to 13-5 with the win, giving up seven hits and three runs along the way. Matt Harrison recorded the final two outs for his second save.Brian Duensing surrendered four runs off six hits in his six innings in the Twins loss.
MLB Picks: We like Lee and the Rangers in this one with a -157 moneyline wager.
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