Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians 9/6/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

AL Central Division foes will clash on Labor Day, when the Minnesota Twins invade Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Indians. The Twins (59-77) are 14 games below .500 on the road and sitting in last place in the division standings. On Sunday, 2B Nick Gordon delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning to lift Minnesota to a 6-5 road victory against Tampa Bay.

Rookie right-hander Bailey Ober (2-2 3.98 ERA) will make his 17th career major league start. The Twins have won four of Ober’s last five starts and he has allowed just seven earned runs over his last 27 plus frames.

The Cleveland Indians have won 35 of their 65 home games and trail Chicago by 9.5 games for first place. On Sunday, DH Franmil Reyes fell a triple short of the cycle and drove in three runs to lead Cleveland to an 11-5 road triumph against Boston. SP Zach Plesac (10-4) gave up three runs in five innings to earn the win for the Indians (68-66).

The Indians will turn to twenty-four year old righty Logan Allen (1-5 6.62 ERA) in the series opener. Through 35 plus innings, Allen has surrendered ten home runs and owns a subpar 1.42 WHIP.