Twins look to keep the win streak rolling on the road
First Pitch: 5:10 p.m. CT
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Radio: TIBN
Opposing Team: Covering the Corner
The Minnesota Twins (12-16) are flying high after sweeping the Angels and were one game shy of sweeping the White Sox in the series prior. The Twins outscored the two teams 31-13. It was great to see the bats at work over the weekend, but I think all will agree Joe Ryan’s start on Sunday was the icing on the cake. Ryan struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings.
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Onward to Cleveland now. The Guardians sit in second in the AL Central with a 15-12 record. Cleveland is coming off a series loss to the Red Sox, losing both games over the weekend. Ahead of that though, the Guardians took two of three from the Yankees.
Monday’s matchup has a 6’9 RHP Bailey Ober (2-1, 5.04 ERA) going head-to-head with RHP Gavin Williams (2-1, 4.15 ERA.)
Here’s a look at the lineups:
Twins
- E. Julien 2B
- B. Buxton CF
- C. Correa SS
- T. Larnach RF
- T. France 1B
- R. Jeffers C
- M. Gasper DH
- J. Bride 3B
- H. Bader LF
Guardians
- S. Kwan LF
- N. Jones CF
- J. Ramirez 3B
- K. Manzardo DH
- C. Santana 1B
- G. Arias 2B
- B. Naylor C
- J. Noel RF
- B. Rocchio SS
It’s not going to be an easy task for the Twins, and the odds are not on Minnesota’s side. The Twins had a 3-10 record against the Guardians in 2024.
Who’s Hot Right Now?
Carlos Correa has 6 hits in his last 11 ABs with two runs, two RBI and one double.
Jonah Bride has 3 hits in his last 6 ABs with one RBI and one BB
Ty France is 3-8 in the past two games with two runs and two doubles as well as three RBI.
Honorable mentions: Harrison Bader and Byron Buxton in the field
Steven Kwan has 10 hits in his last 24 AB and is batting .347 on the season with a .901 OPS
Angel Martinez has recorded a hit in his last eight games. He’s batting .345 in that span.