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The line on the Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins game had the Twins as a +102 dog after opening at -108.
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Cleveland is 7-3 in the last ten games between these two teams. The Indians were seeing around 65% of the money line action in this one.
TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland), FS North (Minnesota)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Indians RH Trevor Bauer (2018: 12-6, 2.21 ERA) vs. Twins RH Jake Odorizzi (2018: 7-10, 4.49)
Bauer registered 52 of his 59 career wins the past four seasons and struck out 221 batters across 175 1/3 innings last year while allowing just nine homers. The 28-year-old UCLA product was 5-0 with a 1.75 ERA over his last 11 outings of the 2018 regular season, sandwiching a stint on the disabled list, and went 6-5 on the road as opposed to 6-1 at home. Nelson Cruz is 7-of-12 with a homer while Jorge Polanco has gone deep three times against Bauer, who was 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA in three games versus Minnesota last year.
Cleveland is 6-2 in Bauer’s last 8 starts vs. Minnesota.
Odorizzi registered a pair of quality starts and struggled in his other two outings last September to complete his inconsistent campaign. The 29-year-old Illinois native has been quite durable while making at least 28 starts in five straight seasons, including 32 in his first with the Twins in 2018 while posting five of his seven wins at Target Field. Jose Ramirez has launched a pair of homers and Jake Bauers is 2-for-3 with a blast versus Odorizzi, who is 1-4 with a 5.79 ERA in nine career starts against the Indians.
Minnesota is 7-1 in Odorizzi’s last 8 home starts.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
