2:10 pm
March 30

Indians @ Twins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cleveland Indians (0-1)

@ Minnesota Twins (1-0)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Bauer (CLE): 0-0; 0.00 ERA

Odorizzi (MIN) 0-0; 0.00 ERA

 

Last 10 Games Played:

Cleveland Indians: 0-1

Minnesota Twins: 1-0

 

Current odds:

Cleveland Indians: (-118)

Minnesota Twins: (+108)

 

• 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.

• 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 CF Byron Buxton, who had seven extra-base hits and 15 RBIs in the spring, doubled in the season opener.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Cleveland Indians
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