Jose Berrios vs. Mike Clevinger as Twins, Cleveland finish three-game set

The first place Twins fell to the Cleveland on Tuesday night as Shane Bieber strengthened his Cy Young Award credentials.

August 26, 2020 at 8:36PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CLEVELAND -- After the team sent him to Toledo briefly as punishment for failing to "fess up" in the Zach Plesac Scandal, Mike Clevinger returns to the mound tonight for Cleveland as it plays the rubber game of a three-game set with the Twins.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

José Berríos (2-3, 4.75 ERA) will pitch for the Twins against Clevinger (1-1, 3.24),

Shane Bieber beat the Twins on Tuesday night, becoming the first pitcher to win six games this season and maintaining his minuscule 1.35 ERA.

The lineups tonight from Progressive Field:

TWINS

Max Kepler, RF

Jorge Polanco, SS

Nelson Cruz, DH

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Eddie Rosario, LF

Marwin Gonzalez, 3B

Luis Arraez, 2B

Miguel Sano, 1B

LaMonte Wade, CF

Alex Avila, C

CLEVELAND

Cesar Hernandez, 2B

Jose Ramirez, 3B

Francisco Lindor, SS

Carlos Santana, 1B

Franmil Reyes, DH

Tyler Naquin, RF

Greg Allen, LF

Roberto Perez, C

Delino DeShields, CF

Jose Berrios photo by Carlos Gonzalez

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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