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DEVIL RAYS/TWINS Under 9 -120 - A quick look at these teams? home/away splits suggest that this should be a low scoring contest. Tampa Bay is averaging just 3.40 runs per game on the road, with a road team batting average of a modest .243. Surprisingly, the Twins are only averaging 3.27 runs per game here at home while hitting .262 as a team. Radke has had 2 bad starts this season vs. 2 good offensive teams, the Yankees and Toronto. However, he has been brilliant in his other 3 starts, and he is coming off of arguably his best game yet, albeit in defeat, as he allowed 2 runs and 4 hits while tossing a Complete Game at Kansas City. Also, the Under is now 7-1 in Radke?s last 8 starts vs. the Devil Rays. McClung earned a spot in Tampa Bay?s starting rotation with some nice work out of the bullpen, and he did not disappoint in his first start, allowing 1 run and 3 hits in 6 innings in a 2-1 victory over Baltimore. For the whole year, he is holding opposing batters to just a .231 batting average, accounting for his fine 3.48 ERA and 1.21 ratio in 20.2 innings. He will also have the advantage of facing a Minnesota team that has never seen him before.
