Twins-Indians Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians meet at Progressive Field.

Ace Francisco Liriano will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Liriano is 5-3 this season with a 3.19 ERA.

It’ll be Zach Jackson toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Jackson is 0-3 with a 5.70 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Scott Lewis tossed six scoreless innings to get the win, as the Indians shut down the Twins 3-1 on Monday night.

Cleveland cashed as +100 home underdogs as the game played under the 9-run total set by oddsmakers.

Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-4 with a two-run big fly for the Indians, who got a solo shot from Kelly Stoppach in the payday.

Joe Mauer went deep for Minnesota, while Kevin Slowey allowed three runs over six innings to take the loss for the Twins.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 82-68 SU
Cleveland: 73-77 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Next up:
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Wednesday, September 17