Indians-Twins Preview

The Minnesota Twins will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at The Metrodome. Righthander Paul Byrd will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Byrd is 5-10 this season with a 4.93 ERA. Byrd's opponent in this one will be Kevin Slowey. The Twins righthander has a 4.00 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Joe Mauer belted a two-run homer in leading the Twins to a 4-1 win over the Indians as -160 favorites on Friday. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Brendan Harris went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI and scored once for the Twins. Nick Blackburn allowed one run over seven innings for the win, while Joe Nathan picked up his 30th save. Jhonny Peralta drove in the lone run for the Indians, and Kelly Shoppach had two hits. Jeremy Sowers surrendered four runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss. The Indians were +145 underdogs in the contest. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 47-61 SU Minnesota: 61-48 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Cleveland is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games on the road Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland Minnesota is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home Next up: Minnesota home to Cleveland, Sunday, August 3