The Minnesota Twins are coming into this contest looking to complete the sweep of a three-game set against the Texas Rangers Thursday afternoon. They ran away with an 11-1 victory last night, and I think plenty of runs is in the cards for both teams today.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Rangers hand the ball to Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-4, 3.74 ERA) who allowed just one earned run over his first three starts in the big leagues but has struggled of late. He lasted only 1 2/3 innings his last start conceding six runs on five hits and two walks in an 8-2 loss to the Halos. The Twins will counter with Ervin Santana who's lost three straight starts behind a 10.93 ERA. He has a 5.60 ERA in 29 career starts against the Rangers.

2. Situational - Six of the Twins last seven and five of the Rangers' last seven away from home have gone over the total.

3. X-Factor - The Twins have scored 39 runs with a .272 batting average over their last six games.

Selection: This is a play on TEX@MIN to go over the total (8*)