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

Minnesota hands the ball to starter Esmerling Vasquez in this one and he'll try to improve on his 0-1 mark on the year. Cleveland counters with Corey Kluber, who will try to quiet the fans and the Twins bats at the same time.



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Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Twins at No. 13 in the American League and the Indians at No. 14 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Minnesota has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 9 hits per game. The Indians average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 10 on the American League list.

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 13 defense, allowing 5.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's American League No. 14-rated defense.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at -113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Indians were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Minnesota staff and losing 3-0 to the Twins on Saturday at Target Field.




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

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 8-2
After a win are 2-8

A few Indians at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland at Minnesota, Monday, September 10