Progressive Field hosts an MLB battle between the Cleveland Indians and the visiting Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

Minnesota puts its faith in starter Liam Hendriks to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 0-7. Getting the ball for the Indians is Zach McAllister, who owns a 5-7 record on the season with a 4.15 ERA.



View Minnesota vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Minnesota before the first pitch in this match will find them as +-135-moneyline underdogs. They will see an Sportsbook total of 9.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 14-rated Indians and the league No. 13-ranked Twins, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Cleveland's No. 13 ranked American League offense (4 runs per game) against a Twins defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 13 in the American League at 5.2 runs allowed per game. The Indians have been averaging 8.4 hits per game, less than the Twins have managed so far this season (9 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Cleveland has the American League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Twins own the American League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

The Twins were a 6-5 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at +129 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Minnesota won a close affair on Tuesday in their last outing, defeating Cleveland 6-5 in extra innings at Progressive Field.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few Twins at Indians trends to consider:
Minnesota is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Minnesota's last 23 games when playing Cleveland
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 16 of Cleveland's last 23 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Cleveland is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games at home


Next up:
Minnesota at Cleveland, Thursday, September 20