Twins-Indians Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Progressive Field. Scott Baker will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Righthander Baker is 6-3 this season with a 3.26 ERA. Baker's opponent in this one will be Fausto Carmona. The Indians ace righthander has a 3.10 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians scored all their runs in the first two innings on Friday and held on to defeat the Twins 5-4 as -200 favorites. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Kelly Shoppach led the way with two RBIs, and Franklin Gutierrez went deep for the Indians. Cliff Lee improved to 13-2 with the win, and fanned 10 batters against the Twins. Denard Span and Joe Mauer drove in the runs for Minnesota. Livan Hernanadez allowed five runs off 12 hits over eight innings in the loss. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 55-47 SU Cleveland: 45-56 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Minnesota Cleveland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games Next up: Cleveland home to Minnesota, Sunday, July 27