The set-up: Lance Lynn has been far from perfect this year, but I still think he's well worth the price of admission in this particular matchup. The visitors hand the ball to Burch Smith.

The pitchers: Smith is so far 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA. Over 38.1 innings of work this year Smith owns a 5.40 ERA and 39:21 K/BB. Smith comes in off four scoreless against the Red Sox in relief, but he clearly faces a stiff test here in this difficult venue.

Lynn is so far 6-7 with a 5.21 ERA. Lynn comes in off a strong outing against the Orioles on Friday, allowing one run off six hits with two walks along with three strikeouts over six innings in the eventual victory. Over his last nine starts Lynn has posted a much more respectable 3.49 ERA and there's no reason not to think that he won't be able to carry that momentum over here.

The pick: Lynn has been steadily progressing for well over a month now and I think he'll easily out duel his still untested counterpart. Smith's road back to the majors has been a difficult one and while his future could be promising, this early afternoon matchup will prove to be too much for him to overcome in my opinion. Lay the price, play on the Twins.