TWINS at ORIOLES (Under 8, +110) – 7:05 pm ET #965-966

Not an official play, but I would rate the Under as a light lean tonight.

Two struggling offenses take the field on Thursday night in Baltimore. The Twins have scored just 54 runs in their first 18 games which is an average of just 3 runs per game. They have yet to score over 5 runs in a game this season. That's the longest streak to begin a season since the Washington Senators did so in their first 18 games in 1909. It hasn't helped Minnesota that Justin Morneau and Delmon Young have been out of the lineup with the flu and other ailments. Jeremy Guthrie makes the start for Baltimore. He's 1-2 with a 3.32 ERA on the season. Guthrie gave up 1 run and four hits in six innings pitched at home against the Rangers. Guthrie is 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in four career starts against the Twins, picking up two wins last season. Denard Span (1-9) and Alexi Casilla (2-8) have poor numbers against Guthrie. Minnesota is hitting just over .214 on the road this season.

Scott Baker gets light-hitting Baltimore. Baker is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts, but he gave up just 1 run and four hits in seven innings against Tampa Bay in his last start. Baker is also undefeated against the Orioles going 5-0 with a 2.53 ERA in seven career starts. Baker picked up two wins last season against Baltimore after giving up 3 runs and seven hits in 15 innings of work. Vlad Guerrero (5-20), Cesar Izturis (0-4), Luke Scott (3-14), Felix Pie (1-5) and Nick Markakis (3-17) have struggled with Baker. The Orioles are hitting right around .235 this season as a team and less than that at night. This should be a low-scoring game between two struggling offenses.

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