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2020 Twins Game Logs

2020 GAME 29: Twins (-148) at KC (+137) – Total 9.5

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For the third consecutive Sunday it's a Twins Royals match up.  I'll be happy to be done with this team.

Bullpen game vs a Rookie still looking for his first win - repeat of Monday's matchup the Twins won 4-1 getting 2 runs off Bubic in the 4th inning and 6 twins pitchers not giving up a run until a Dozier HR in the 9th.

Take the Twins to win and lets roll with the under on the total

Odds last week:

  • 37 game win pace
  • +650 AL Pennant (3rd behind NYY and TB)
  • +1200 World Series (4th LAD, NYY, TB)

Odds today:

  • 38.6 win pace
  • +600 AL Pennant (3rd behind NYY, TB, tied with HOU)
  • +1200 World Series (3rd behind LAD, NYY, tied with TB and HOU)

Not much change for Twins future odds after a 4-2 week. Houston odds are decreasing (IE - improving)  and Vegas sees Oakland, Cleveland and the White Sox as lower tier teams from an odds standpoint.

Twins are 9-18 to the total and 2-13 at home to the total - enough games to consider this a trend and it will be interesting to see if Vegas lines adjust (9.5 total today suggests they have not yet adjusted).

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 23

George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
Harry Dalton (1928)
John Romano (1934)
Marty Martinez (1941)
Ron Blomberg (1948)
Jerry White (1952)
Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958)
Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973)
Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Mike Yastrzemski (1990)

Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins from 1984 until his death in 2009.

Harry Dalton was the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers.

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2020 Twins Game Logs

Game 28: so much royals

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I'm about done with Royals games. I'd be saying that even if they didn't have our number, but right now, our favorite team is 3-5 against them, and 14-5 against all other teams. It strikes me that the Twins would probably like playing someone else for a bit, as well.

Tonight, the Twins send Dobnak to try to regain some sense to all of this. He did a fine job against this team six days ago, so there's no reason to think he can't do the same today.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 22

Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
Bill Burbach (1947)
Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950)
Paul Molitor (1956)
Darrin Jackson (1962)
Mike Everitt (1964)
Gary Scott (1968)
Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
Alan Busenitz (1990)

Mike Everitt has been a major league umpire since 1996.

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.

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