Target Field hosts an MLB battle between the Minnesota Twins and the visiting Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
Minnesota sends Jose Berrios out against Ryan Merritt for the Cleveland Indians in this game. Berrios is 10-5 with a 4.27 ERA on the season, while Merritt is 0-0 on the year and has a 3.60 ERA.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.0-3.2 result in favor of the Indians. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Minnesota Twins bring a 59-58 record to the battle against the 65-52 Indians. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Minnesota vs Cleveland injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Minnesota Twins at No. 7 and the Cleveland Indians at No. 2 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
At the plate, Minnesota owns the No. 17 ranking for hits at 8.63 per game. By contrast, the Cleveland Indians are rated No. 14 in the same category at 8.74 per game.
Minnesota owns the No. 25 defense, allowing 4.65 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's No. 2-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
D Salazar blew away 10 Minnesota batters in the Indians's last start, leading them to a 8-1 win over Minnesota on Tuesday at Target Field.
- Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games
- Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
- Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
- Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
- Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Cleveland at Kansas City, Friday, August 18th
Minnesota home to Arizona, Friday, August 18th
