The Cleveland Indians will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Minnesota Twins invade Progressive Field on Sunday.

The Indians will rely on Justin Masterson to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Scott Diamond will be his counterpart for the Twins. Justin Masterson is 2-4 this season, and Scott Diamond is 3-1.



View Minnesota vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Indians as -145 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Indians, most recently No. 11 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Twins, who rate an American League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Cleveland's No. 6 ranked American League offense (4.4 runs per game) against a Twins defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 14 in the American League at 5.4 runs allowed per game. The Indians have been averaging 8.6 hits per game, more than the Twins have managed so far this season (8.2 hits on average).

Cleveland owns the American League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Minnesota's American League No. 14-rated defense.

Minnesota won its last outing, a 7-4 result against the Indians on June 2. Bettors who backed the Twins at +131 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Minnesota got the job done in their last match in a 7-4 victory over Cleveland on Saturday at Progressive Field behind starter P.J. Walters.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few Twins at Indians trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Cleveland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home


Next up:
Minnesota at Kansas City, Monday, June 4
Cleveland at Detroit, Tuesday, June 5