Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Progressive Field in Cleveland

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Wednesday night, the Minnesota Twins will send Kyle Gibson (11 - 10, 4.27 ERA) to the mound as they take on the Cleveland Indians and T.J. House (2 - 3, 3.71 ERA). Gibson makes his 28^th start as House makes his 16^th start and 17^th appearance.

Kyle Gibson pitched to his 2^nd straight no-decision in his last outing. In that start, Gibson allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings of work as he walked 2 and struck out just 1. Gibson has been up and down in his last few trips to the mound and will bring a 4 - 3 record in his last 10 starts into this outing. Last season during his rookie campaign, Gibson posted a record of 2 -4 with a 6.53 ERA in 10 starts.

Gibson pitched to a no-decision in his only encounter against the Tribe in 2013. This year, Gibson is 1 - 0 in 3 starts against Cleveland.

T.J. House gave a good effort in his last outing but he still ended up pitching to his 3^rd straight no-decision. House went 7 innings and allowed just a run (on a solo homer) and 7 hits. He fanned 7 without issuing a single free pass. House has allowed just 2 runs in his last 2 starts and seems to be settling into a groove. But he is only 2 - 2 in his last 10 appearances. At Triple-A earlier this season, House was 1 - 2 with a 2.40 ERA in 7 starts.

House has faced the Twins twice this season and he will bring a 1 - 0 record against Minnesota into this start.

Minnesota Twins Betting Trends

Minnesota Twins are 76-62-5 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Minnesota Twins is -0.4

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

Cleveland Indians are 64-73-4 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cleveland Indians is 0.1

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota Twins

08/25/14 P Yohan Pino Elbow out indefinitely
05/03/14 P Mike Pelfrey Groin 60-day DL (5/1)

Cleveland Indians

09/05/14 3B Mike Aviles Concussion out indefinitely
08/29/14 C Chris Gimenez Personal placed on paternity list
08/10/14 1B Nick Swisher Knee 15-day DL (8/10); out for season
06/12/14 1B Jason Giambi Knee 60-day DL (6/12)

Guy's Pick: Take Cleveland

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