| Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Preview - July 9th |
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The top two teams in the American League Central will be playing one another in what should be a tremendous weekend series that occurs within the friendly confines of Comerica Park. The Twins come into this game only a couple of games ahead of the Tigers, and they understand just how important this series is as well as the long-term implications of winning this series. The Tigers, on the other hand, know that they need to win this series to catch up to the streaking Twins in order to make this a race going into the All-Star break. This game and the two that follow over the weekend are huge games for both teams, but betsfreebets.com believes that Minnesota is just built better for victory than are the Tigers. For this reason, the free bet winner is going to be the Minnesota Twins. While the starting pitching for the Twins has been nothing special, it has been effective enough to where the Twins are able to provide enough offense to win themselves games. The resurgent Carl Pavano along with Francisco Liriano have been the catalysts for a staff that has admittedly had its ups and downs early this season. If Kevin Slowey and Nick Blackburn can get back to a level of pitching that manager Ron Gardenhire has grown accustomed to, the Twins should have no problem winning their division. It has been a breakout-type season for Denard Span and Delmon Young, as these two outfielders are showing that they will be future stars in Minnesota. While Young provides the power, Span provides the base stealing ability that has led to many wins in the Twin Cities. Look for the Twins to get their free wager victory by relying on this duo to get them the win. The Tigers story this season has begun and ended with their starting pitching. Even staff ace Justin Verlander has struggled to find his rhythm, and it has actually been Armando Galarraga that has provided the power and finesse usually saved for Verlander. Since getting rid of Dontrelle Willis, the Tigers have yet to find a good replacement in the rotation for him. Max Scherzer is pitching much better than he was at the beginning of the season, and Andy Oliver has come up from the minor leagues and looked good in his first two starts. At the plate, it continues to be the Miguel Cabrera show in Detroit. Cabrera is tied for the league lead in home runs and does hold the high mark for RBIs amongst all hitters in baseball. Unfortunately, the question marks on the mound will ultimately hurt the Tigers chances for victory, which is why Minnesota is the free bet selection. Both of these teams are very talented and should have a very competitive series. However, the Tigers don't have the same level of weapons at the plate and on the mound that the Twins have. For that reason, betsfreebets.com is making the decision to go with the Minnesota Twins as the free wager for Friday night. |
