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Gambling911.com has your Twins vs. Pirates series betting line for May 19.
The Twins, winners of 6 of their last 10 overall, are +150 road dogs against Pittsburgh at -170, meaning the oddsmakers are absolutely convinced that the Pirates should win this game. The total for this game is 7.5.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Ricky Nolasco (3-1, 6.38 ERA) vs. Pirates LH Francisco Liriano (1-3, 2.96)
Nolasco is 5-4 with a 2.48 ERA in 11 career games – nine starts – against Pittsburgh.
Liriano allowed four runs in 13 innings over his two starts against the Twins.
Nolasco, while 3-1, has not pitched beyond 5 innings yet the Twins relievers have only allowed one run more over his last three starts.
All four of Nolasco’s starts this season have gone OVER the current total.
Liriano we suspect will be in top form, based on the oddsmakers initial assessment.
Minnesota has mostly dominated this series. Six of the last eight games of this series have gone OVER the current total of 7.5.
We like the OVER 7.5 here believing Nolasco will give up a number of runs and Minnesota will likely score two or more themselves, with 3 or more runs scored in seven of their last ten overall and no fewer than 6 runs scored in nine of the last ten games of this series.
Ricky Liriano needs to be careful of Eduardo Nunez, who is currently hitting at .409 with 3-for-4 against Liriano.
Corey Hart has struggled of late but, in this situation, he may excel at a decent price. He is 5-for-16 with 4 RBIs and a homerun against Nolasco.
Andrew McClutchen is batting .417 against Nolasco.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
