Detroit has a three-game showdown with Cleveland starting Tuesday at Comerica Park. After that, the top two teams in the AL Central won't meet until mid-August. They will play four series over the final 1 1/2 months, including the season finale in Detroit.
Sunday Insider: Central Intelligence
June 12, 2011 at 12:44AM
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Former Twins infielder Orlando Cabrera batted .286 for Cleveland in April, with 16 RBI, but he was batting .213 since May 1, when the Indians promoted the switch-hitting Cord Phelps from Class AAA Columbus. The Indians are desperate for offense, so these two will share playing time at second base.
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Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas are exciting prospects, but if Kansas City is going to fully turn the corner, the Royals will need more from Luke Hochevar, the first overall pick from the 2006 draft. He reached a new low June 4, when he couldn't stop a Twins lineup missing Denard Span, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Jason Kubel and Jim Thome in a 7-2 loss.
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The White Sox had Dayan Viciedo batting .309 with 10 homers and 45 RBI at Class AAA Charlotte, but there was nowhere to put him with Adam Dunn at designated hitter, Paul Konerko at first base and rookie Brent Morel at third base.
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The Twins don’t have a glaring positional roster hole besides first base. Jose Miranda and Edouard Julien are the leading internal candidates at first.
