Now tied for first place in the American League Central, the Twins and Indians play the third of their four-game series today (6:10 p.m., FSN) at Target Field.
Following rain delay, Twins-Indians matchup for outright AL Central lead
Cleveland won the first two games of the four-game set at Target Field to finally catch up to the Twins after once trailing by 11.5 games.
August 10, 2019 at 5:34PM
Cleveland completed its comeback from an 11.5 game deficit in the standings to finally tie the Twins at 70-46 with a 6-2 victory on Friday night.
Jake Odorizzi pitches for the Twins against Cleveland righthander Adam Plutko.
As Patrick Reusse pointed out in his column this morning, this is a big test for first-year manager Rocco Baldelli, with Nelson Cruz (wrist) out of the Twins batting order and Gold Glove center fielder Byron Buxton (shoulder) also sidelined.
The Class AAA Rochester Red Wings reported that injured pitcher Stephen Gonsalves and Trevor Hildenberger started rehab assignments today with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Twins lineup:
Max Kepler, CF
Jorge Polanco, DH
Miguel Sano, 3B
Eddie Rosario, LF
Mitch Garver, C
Luis Arraez, 2B
C.J. Cron, 1B
Marwin Gonzalez, LF
Ehire Adrianza, SS
It happened so fast for Zebby Matthews in 2024 that he pitched in the majors before he attended a major league training camp — and he only recently figured out how well he did.
