The Minnesota Twins are prepared to battle against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field. Fox Sports North will be televising the action and the game gets underway at 2:10 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Odds
Minnesota (+160) is entering into this one as a solid underdog against Cleveland (-170) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this game at 9.5 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). The game’s most recent runline odds stand at -120 for taking the Indians -1.5 runs and +100 for the Twins +1.5.
The Twins are 88-54 straight up (SU) and 79-62 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 18.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.3 units ATS. Minnesota has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. The Indians have gone 82-61 SU this year and are 77-65 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 0.4 units for moneyline bettors, but have gained 9.0 units ATS. Cleveland is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has hit in five of those seven.
Twins games have had an over/under record of 73-63-5 in 2019. Indians games have gone under 75 times, gone over 63 times and pushed on four occasions.
Mike Clevinger will get the nod for the Indians. The right-handed Clevinger (10-2, 2.71 ERA) has racked up 132 punchouts in 93 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with 15 strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA against Minnesota this year (two starts).
The Twins will turn to Randy Dobnak (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who has eight strikeouts and one walks, in addition to a WHIP of 1.56. Dobnak is 0-0 with three strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Cleveland this year.
As a unit, Minnesota’s pitchers have given up 4.6 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have a 4.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.21 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.4 K/9. In 59 divisional games, Twins starters have an ERA of 4.07 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.78.
Minnesota’s hitters have put up 5.9 runs per contest, including 5.8 per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .206/.325/.345 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Shortstop Jorge Polanco and outfielder Eddie Rosario have led the Twins’ batters this year. Polanco is slashing .301/.364/.488 with 20 home runs, 70 RBIs and 92 runs scored, and Rosario is batting .278 with 28 homers, 94 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.80 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.61 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.65, along with a WHIP of 1.19 and a K-per-9 of 9.24.
Indians hitters have slashed .250/.326/.434 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Cleveland’s offensive production has been powered by shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana, who’ve collectively belted 60 home runs. Lindor is slashing .297/.347/.534 with 28 home runs, 66 RBIs, 85 runs and 20 steals, while Santana is hitting .285/.403/.533 with 32 homers, 85 RBIs and 98 runs scored.
The Twins have gained 21.8 units and are 60-48 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 54 of those games, compared to 51 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers.
Indians vs. Twins Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- Cleveland has recorded 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Minnesota has 11 XBH over its last five.
- The Indians have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Twins have hit 16 over their last 10.
- Minnesota has posted 25.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 17.0 over its last five.
