The Twins got their bats going yesterday in a 9-2 win over Cincy, a much needed victory with Detroit and Seattle right on their heels in the wild card race. In order to keep their lead in the playoffs they need a pitcher like Pablo Lopez to take the mound. Lopez hasn’t allowed an earned run in 4 of his past 5 starts, a truly remarkable feat considering he’s pitched at least 6 innings in every game. He does a great job with his off-speed pitches, mixing in a sweeper and changeup to go along with his elite fastball. We have a very small sample size to go off with Matthew Boyd, but we know he’s a low velocity southpaw and gave up 4 runs last time out to the lowly White Sox. Lopez is pure “bet on” material right now, and Minnesota needs to keep winning as they currently hold the final wild card spot in the AL. Take the Twins F5.