Twins vs. Indians Pick
Can the Cleveland Indians avoid being upset at home again by the Minnesota Twins when the two meet up today at 4:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Indians are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -150 to win. The Twins are listed with a money line of +135 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is set at 9 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Mike Clevinger (1-0, 0.00 ERA) on the mound to face Jose Berrios of the Twins. Clevinger has had just one start, with was a 1-0 win over the Royals last week. He went 5.2 innings, allowing just one hit with four walks and five strikeouts. His WHIP in the game was 0.88. Berrios is making his first start of the year. He has started 14 games in his career. He has an ERA of 8.02 in his career and a WHIP of 1.87.
The Twins opened the weekend series with a 1-0 win on the road on Friday. The road team has now won all four meetings this season. Minnesota is 18-14 overall and 10-4 on the road while Cleveland is 18-16 overall and 6-7 at home.
Minnesota won the series opener behind a great pitching performance from Ervin Santana. He went seven scoreless, allowing just two hits. The bullpen then pitched two scoreless innings of one-hit ball to secure the win. The lone run in the game actually came in the first inning on a solo home run from Miguel Sano. It’s his 10th of the season. The home run was the only real blemish for Josh Tomlin, who pitched eight innings and recorded seven strikeouts while allowing six hits.
The Twins were able to steal a win on Friday thanks to some great pitching. I don’t know that they can expect the same today. Berrios is making his first start and hasn’t been very good in his short career. Clevinger doesn’t have much on his 2017 resume either, but it has been good thus far. I also like Clevinger’s lineup a little better than what Berrios will have. Cleveland should be primed to rack up the runs today after being silenced on Friday.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CLEVELAND INDIANS -150