In an early season meeting of playoff contenders, Mike Clevinger and the Indians take on Josh Donaldson and the powerful Twins lineup with a first pitch at 8:10 p.m.
Last season the Indians went 10-9 in the season series against the Twins. 10 of those games were played at Target Field in Minneapolis, where they are playing this weekend. The team had a .227 batting average with 8 home runs and 38 RBI in those games. Twins pitchers struck out our batters 107 times in those games.
As a pitching staff, the Indians went 6-4 with a 3.44 ERA in games in Minnesota last season. They struck out 89 Twins in 89 innings pitched, while allowing only 8 home runs and walking 26 batters.
Mike Clevinger started 4 games against the Twins last year, going 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA and striking out 32. He started 2 of those 4 games in Target Field last season, going 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA, striking out 16 in 13 innings of work, allowing only 7 hits and 4 runs in those 2 starts.
Our coverage starts at 7 with the Ken Ganley Kia Tribe Insider with Carmen Angelo, followed by Indians Warm Up with Jim Rosenhaus at 7:35. Listen on 1100 AM, 106.9 FM, iHeartRadio app or wtam.com/listen