Minnesota at Seattle

Minnesota has won five of six, including Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Mariners, who have fallen one game under .500. Kenta Maeda held Seattle to two runs on three hits while striking out nine in 6 1/3 innings as the Twins moved 2 1/2 games in front of Cleveland in the AL Central. The Mariners have lost five of their past eight games and have allowed 22 runs their past three. Pablo Lopez goes for Minnesota today and he had pitched three quality starts in a row before allowing seven runs against Oakland in a game the Twins eventually won 10-7 on Saturday. George Kirby also had been pitching well until his last start when he gave up six runs on eight hits in five innings in a 6-0 loss to Detroit. Minnesota has won six of the past eight meetings, but go with the Twins on the run line (Max Play).