PREMIUM
Rogers' AL Game of the Day - 9-1 (90%) L10 MLB Sides!
(MLB) Cleveland vs. Minnesota,
09/09/2016 4:10 PM, Score: 5 - 4
Money Line: -145.00 Cleveland (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -145.00 Cleveland (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Cleveland Indians just completed an 8-2 homestand and now begin a nine-game road trip with a three-game weekend series at Minnesota against the Twins. The 81-58 Indians lead the AL Central by six games and are battling the 83-58 Texas Rangers for the overall No. 1 seed in the AL. As for the Twins, they are an AL-worst 52-88 and the team's minus-$2674 moneyline is a MLB-worst. This hardly seems like a fair fight.
The pitching matchup: Danny Salazar (11-6, 3.78 ERA) takes the mound for Cleveland, opposed by Minnesota's vs. Tyler Duffey (8-10, 6.24 ERA). Salazar is winless in six starts (0-3 / team is 3-3) but has pitched well in his last two, allowing a modest three ERs over his last two (2.45 ERA), while striking out 21 batters in just 11 innings. Duffey has been recalled from Triple-A to make his first major league start since August. 24, when he allowed six runs on seven hits in three innings of a 9-4 loss to Detroit. Duffey's 6.24 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and .300 BAA in 2016 pretty much sums up the ‘state of his game.'
The pick: The bright spot for Minnesota in this contest is that Duffey is unbeaten in five career starts vs. the Indians, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA (Twins are 5-0). However, the Twins have won just three times in their last 20 games, while the Indians have a chance to secure the home field edge in all postseason series by catching Texas for the AL's top record. Cleveland is an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: Danny Salazar (11-6, 3.78 ERA) takes the mound for Cleveland, opposed by Minnesota's vs. Tyler Duffey (8-10, 6.24 ERA). Salazar is winless in six starts (0-3 / team is 3-3) but has pitched well in his last two, allowing a modest three ERs over his last two (2.45 ERA), while striking out 21 batters in just 11 innings. Duffey has been recalled from Triple-A to make his first major league start since August. 24, when he allowed six runs on seven hits in three innings of a 9-4 loss to Detroit. Duffey's 6.24 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and .300 BAA in 2016 pretty much sums up the ‘state of his game.'
The pick: The bright spot for Minnesota in this contest is that Duffey is unbeaten in five career starts vs. the Indians, going 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA (Twins are 5-0). However, the Twins have won just three times in their last 20 games, while the Indians have a chance to secure the home field edge in all postseason series by catching Texas for the AL's top record. Cleveland is an 8* play.
