The drought is over for the Twins. They snapped their endless playoff losing streak and then they made it two in a row. They're up against it today though. Not only are they on the road against the playoff-tested Astros but they have to face one of the best pitchers of all-time. The Twins know all about him. For his career, Verlander is 22-10 with a 2.76 ERA (268 strikeouts) in 40 appearances versus the Twins. Since 2020? 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. In fact, over Verlander's last 6 starts against Minnesota for his career, he's allowed only 3 earned runs in 42 total innings! Ober has been ordinary (4.50 ERA, 3 HRs) in two starts vs. Houston. With the Astros 20-9 their last 29 playoff games, there's only one way to go here.