Twins-Indians Pointers

The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Progressive Field. The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Livan Hernandez in this game. Hernandez has a 10-6 record and a 5.29 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Indians will be Cliff Lee. The lefthander has a 2.29 ERA to go along with a 13-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 215-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins dropped the finale 5-1 to the Yankees and were swept in the three-game series on Wednesday, as +155 underdogs. The six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Mike Lamb had three hits in four trips to the plate and drove in the lone run for the Twins. Glen Perkins gave up five runs off eight hits over six innings in the loss. The Indians were defeated 14-11 by the Angels last time out, as +160 underdogs. The combined 25 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Ryan Garko hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs for the Indians. Aaron Laffey gave up eight runs off 12 hits over four innings in the loss. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 4 straight games. Cleveland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 55-46 SU Cleveland: 44-56 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Cleveland Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Minnesota's last 21 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home Next up: Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, July 26