The Cleveland Indians (57-60) face the Minnesota Twins (53-66) in game two of their three-game series at Target Field on Tuesday, August 17, with first pitch at 8:10 pm ET.

Game Preview & Recent Performance

• Twins won Monday's opener 5-4
• Griffin Jax: 6 innings, 4 runs (2 earned) for Twins
• Home runs: Max Kepler & Ryan Jeffers (Twins), Bradley Zimmer (Indians)

Betting Lines

• Twins: -156 (favorites)
• Indians: +132
• Run line: Cleveland +1.5 (-140)
• Over/Under: 9.5 runs

Pitching Matchup

• Indians: Eli Morgan (1-5, 6.52 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 46 K in 48.1 IP)
• Twins: Bailey Ober (1-1, 4.53 ERA), coming off 5.1 scoreless innings vs White Sox

Team Statistics

• Offense: Twins rank 12th (4.63 runs/game), Indians rank 18th (4.35 runs/game)
• Defense: Indians rank 17th (4.65 runs allowed/game), Twins rank 28th (5.25 runs allowed/game)

Key Players Indians:

• Jose Ramirez: .253/.339/.529, 26 HR, 73 RBI, 75 runs, 14 SB

Twins:

• Jorge Polanco: .227/.327/.636, 5 HR, 11 RBI (last 12 games)
• Recent power surge from Mitch Garver, Miguel Sano, and Brent Rooker

The Twins enter with momentum, winning eight of their last eleven games. While Cleveland has playoff hopes fading, they look to even the series against a Twins team that's found recent success despite a disappointing season.

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