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Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians
- The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.
The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carl Pavano in this game. Pavano has a 11-10 record and a 5.11 ERA this season.
The Indians will counter Pavano with Jeremy Sowers. Lefthander Sowers has a 5.14 ERA to go along with a 4-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Jason Kubel batted in both runs as the Twins were doubled 4-2 by the White Sox last time out, as +130 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jason Kubel batted in both runs, and Joe Nathan gave up all four runs in the loss.
Shin-Soo Choo drove in a pair of runs in the Indians' 4-3 loss to the Tigers on Thursday, as +115 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5).
Rafael Perez allowed the winning run and suffered the loss on the mound.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 67-66 SU
Cleveland: 58-75 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Next up:
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, September 5
- The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.
The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carl Pavano in this game. Pavano has a 11-10 record and a 5.11 ERA this season.
The Indians will counter Pavano with Jeremy Sowers. Lefthander Sowers has a 5.14 ERA to go along with a 4-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Jason Kubel batted in both runs as the Twins were doubled 4-2 by the White Sox last time out, as +130 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Jason Kubel batted in both runs, and Joe Nathan gave up all four runs in the loss.
Shin-Soo Choo drove in a pair of runs in the Indians' 4-3 loss to the Tigers on Thursday, as +115 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5).
Rafael Perez allowed the winning run and suffered the loss on the mound.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 67-66 SU
Cleveland: 58-75 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Next up:
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Saturday, September 5
