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The Twins were out-hit 9-7 last night in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series. The Yankees stranded 17 runners and hit into a division record 5 double plays. Bernie Williams has the most post-season experience of anyone out there but he stranded 4 teammates on his own.<O></O>
The only good news for NY was the 2 hits apiece recorded by A-Rod, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui. They also got a masterful performance from Mike Mussina who struck out 7 thru 7 IP. NY has now dropped 3 of their last 4 games and there is no way they can go down 2-0 at home. <O></O>
They are 27-7 this season as a chalk of -150 to -200 and still own a 20-4 record the last 3 years in this series including a 10-2 record at home. They’ve won 7 straight and 9 of 10 with John Lieber who is 3-0 L/T and is also 11-3 with a 3.68 ERA at home. <O></O>
<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:STATE><ST1LACE>Minnesota</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> has won 3 of their last 4 games now and will go with Brad Radke tonight. They are 7-8 with the right-hander on the road and they’ve lost 9 of 12 with him in this series. The Twins have also lost 3 straight with Radke.
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> </O>The Twins were out-hit 9-7 last night in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series. The Yankees stranded 17 runners and hit into a division record 5 double plays. Bernie Williams has the most post-season experience of anyone out there but he stranded 4 teammates on his own.<O
></O>The only good news for NY was the 2 hits apiece recorded by A-Rod, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui. They also got a masterful performance from Mike Mussina who struck out 7 thru 7 IP. NY has now dropped 3 of their last 4 games and there is no way they can go down 2-0 at home. <O
></O>They are 27-7 this season as a chalk of -150 to -200 and still own a 20-4 record the last 3 years in this series including a 10-2 record at home. They’ve won 7 straight and 9 of 10 with John Lieber who is 3-0 L/T and is also 11-3 with a 3.68 ERA at home. <O
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LACE>Minnesota</ST1LACE></ST1:STATE> has won 3 of their last 4 games now and will go with Brad Radke tonight. They are 7-8 with the right-hander on the road and they’ve lost 9 of 12 with him in this series. The Twins have also lost 3 straight with Radke.
