The Minnesota Twins wrap up a massive 5 game series with the Cleveland Guardians on Monday afternoon in Cleveland. The Guardians lead the AL Central while the Twins are third and fading fast. Sonny Gray (8-4) gets the start for the Twins while Cal Quantrill (12-5) takes the hill for the Guardians,
After losing the first three games of the series, the Twins bounced back with a 3-0 win on Sunday afternoon. The win improved their record to 73-73 and they are mow 6 games behind the first place Guardians. As the wildcard is not happening, the only chance the Twins have to make the playoffs is to win the division. Joe Ryan delivered again, throwing 7.2 innings of no run ball, allowing just 3 hits. He is now 12-8 on the season.
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Carlos Correa led the Twins with 3 hits while Luis Arraez had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Matt Wallner also had 2 hits while Jake Cave jacked a home run. Sonny Gray gets the start for the Twins on Monday. Gray is 8-4 on the season with an ERA of 2.83 in 23 starts. Gray is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.93 and 15 strikeouts in 3 appearances against the Guardians this season, so he has had some success. Take the Twins here with the money line.