The Minnesota Twins are on the verge of making the postseason for the first time since 2010. All the Twins need to do is pick up a victory against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, which may not be easy considering the Tribe have won seven of their past eight.
- Eddie Rosario is slashing .438/.438/.813 in his career vs Josh Tomlin.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the Twins’ last 8 games against the Indians.
- The Twins are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games as underdog.
The Twins will turn to Big Sexy, Bartolo Colon, who has put up some pretty unattractive numbers lately. The 44-year-old has a 13.09 ERA in his past three starts, failing to make it out of the fourth inning twice in that span. Colon has faced the Indians once since being picked up by the team, allowing seven hits and three runs in 5.0 innings on August 15.
The Indians will be looking for continued stellar play out of starter Josh Tomlin when he takes the bump in this one. The righty has allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of his past six starts while throwing 68 percent of his pitches for strikes. Tomlin surrendered nine hits and four earned runs in his lone start against the Twins since the all-star break.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Minnesota Twins were listed as +178 underdogs on the MLB baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 9.5 before betting started earlier on Tuesday over at Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer prediction formulas pick an 8.0-1.6 win for the Indians on Tuesday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Cleveland Indians bring a 98-58 record to the battle against the 82-74 Twins. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Minnesota injuries news.
According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 2-ranked Cleveland Indians and the No. 6-rated Minnesota Twins in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Cleveland Indians and their No. 6-rated batting order, averaging 5.06 runs per nine innings, against the No. 5 lineup of the Minnesota Twins at 5.06 runs per outing.
Cleveland owns the No. 1 defense, allowing 3.51 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Minnesota's No. 20-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Minnesota looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Tigers, a 10-4 final on Sunday in support of Jose Berrios at Comerica Park.
Cleveland hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 10-strikeout performance from Corey Kluber - will prevail again after their 4-2 victory against Seattle at Safeco Field.
- Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
- Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Cleveland is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
- Cleveland is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 16 games
- Cleveland is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Minnesota at Cleveland, Wednesday, September 27
