Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians, at Target Field, August 9, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Friday, August 9, 2019
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Target Field
Series
Game #2 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
80° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 08 Aug 2019

Cleveland Indians

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Cleveland Indians
Record 69-46
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 116
On This Date 62-47
Standing 2nd (1.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 14-6
Last 30 22-8
Home 38-24
Away 31-22
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 46-34
vs. LHP 23-12
1-Run Games 12-10
vs. East 15-9
vs. Central 32-19
vs. West 16-13
Inter-League 6-5

CLE Last 10 Games

Shane Bieber (#57, 24, RHP, 11-4, 3.31)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Minnesota Twins
Record 70-45
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 116
On This Date 41-64
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 35-24
Away 35-21
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 56-32
vs. LHP 14-13
1-Run Games 16-10
vs. East 18-11
vs. Central 27-14
vs. West 19-11
Inter-League 6-9

MIN Last 10 Games

Devin Smeltzer (#31, 23, LHP, 1-1, 2.28)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, Mar 28, 2019@MIN2 CLE0
Sat, Mar 30, 2019 CLE2@MIN1
Sun, Mar 31, 2019@MIN9 CLE3
Tue, Jun 04, 2019@CLE5 MIN2
Wed, Jun 05, 2019@CLE9 MIN7
Thu, Jun 06, 2019 MIN5@CLE4
Fri, Jul 12, 2019 MIN5@CLE3
Sat, Jul 13, 2019 MIN6@CLE2
Sun, Jul 14, 2019@CLE4 MIN3
Thu, Aug 08, 2019 CLE7@MIN5
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Aug 09, 2019CLE@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Aug 10, 2019CLE@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Aug 11, 2019CLE@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Sep 06, 2019CLE@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Sep 07, 2019CLE@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Sep 08, 2019CLE@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Sep 13, 2019MIN@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Sep 14, 2019MIN@CLE7:10pm
Sun, Sep 15, 2019MIN@CLE1:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Indians Batters (4.64 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.64 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Indians Batters (4.64 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.64 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Smeltzer* 21. Duffey 19. Harper 52. Littell 65. May 55. Rogers* 54. Romo
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
1. Allen# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ···
6. Freeman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
22. Kipnis* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 19/.498 3/1.000 1/.000 15/1.257 20/.600 4/.000
12. Lindor# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/5.000 25/.715 2/1.500 1/.000 14/.594 13/.321 1/.000
35. Mercado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/ 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/5.000 ···
30. Naquin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 13/1.212 ··· 2/.000 5/1.000 3/.667 1/2.000
55. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 11/1.000 1/.000 2/.500 10/.900 5/.000 1/.000
27. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
66. Puig G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 13/.237
11. Ramirez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 27/.693 1/.000 2/2.500 15/.690 10/.000 1/.000
32. Reyes G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 25/.507 1/.000 1/.000 21/.588 13/.693 3/1.666

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Allen# G ·  S ·  vP 133 .235 .298 .378 .676 104 .738 29 .464 .689 51 .679 2 2 2 2
6. Freeman* G ·  S ·  vP 122 .260 .350 .390 .740 93 .768 29 .656 .659 36 .627 1 2 3 4
22. Kipnis* G ·  S ·  vP 391 .261 .320 .418 .739 263 .824 128 .573 .698 97 .917 6 1 11 2
12. Lindor# G ·  S ·  vP 438 .301 .352 .524 .876 298 .924 140 .769 .864 119 .933 18 2 20 7
35. Mercado G ·  S ·  vP 300 .279 .329 .452 .781 198 .765 102 .813 .735 109 .838 9 3 9 2
30. Naquin* G ·  S ·  vP 241 .283 .314 .491 .805 185 .787 56 .869 .862 60 .918 4 1 10 0
55. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 319 .229 .316 .469 .786 209 .745 110 .865 .819 78 .543 0 0 19 3
27. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 126 .214 .294 .339 .633 96 .674 30 .509 .830 22 .573 0 1 2 1
66. Puig G ·  S ·  vP 436 .254 .307 .471 .779 342 .771 94 .807 .755 103 .749 16 5 22 3
11. Ramirez# G ·  S ·  vP 477 .248 .321 .440 .760 331 .773 146 .733 .730 109 1.093 23 4 16 14
32. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP 384 .241 .297 .503 .800 302 .824 82 .708 .772 78 .565 0 0 27 5
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 484 .280 .403 .520 .923 333 .935 151 .897 .927 102 .775 4 0 24 6
TOTAL .249 .322 .430 .752 .763 .731 .764 .805 80 27 154 61

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Smeltzer* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 27.2 2.28 6.8 103 .204 .651 71 .588 32 .792 .527 39 .495 5 1 1
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 147.1 3.24 8.6 612 .239 .672 303 .655 309 .689 .702 131 .677 18 12 1
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··X·X·o·· 37.2 3.35 11.5 162 .216 .658 86 .620 76 .699 .676 36 .476 7 0 1
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 127.1 4.24 8.9 544 .249 .714 266 .667 278 .761 .634 127 .689 17 4 3
19. Harper G ·  S ·  vP o··X·o·X···o·· 45.0 3.00 8.6 182 .229 .623 95 .609 87 .637 .664 29 .704 5 1 1
52. Littell G ·  S ·  vP X·X··········· 22.2 3.97 7.9 93 .267 .788 54 .853 39 .697 .597 31 .726 3 1 0
65. May G ·  S ·  vP X··X··o·····X· 41.2 3.89 10.6 185 .217 .669 93 .713 92 .625 .776 38 1.025 5 6 0
12. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 114.2 3.61 9.4 472 .229 .681 255 .557 217 .824 .697 114 .872 15 1 2
33. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 122.0 4.80 7.8 534 .266 .763 425 .800 109 .622 .777 124 1.038 18 8 2
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ····X··Xoo···· 51.1 2.10 11.4 208 .223 .612 154 .636 54 .541 .610 42 .694 5 0 0
54. Romo G ·  S ·  vP ····o·Xo·X···· 42.0 3.21 7.9 171 .221 .631 93 .571 78 .704 .713 33 .369 4 6 0
TOTAL 4.14 8.7 .251 .728 .726 .795 146 50 14

Twins Batters (5.79 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (3.94 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (5.79 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (3.94 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 57. Bieber 90. Cimber 34. Cole 44. Goody 33. Hand* 39. Perez* 63. Smith* 62. Wittgren
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Adrianza# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 1/2.000 ··· 1/ 3/.666 7/.286 ··· 1/.000
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/3.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ···
15. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 7/.429 4/.750 4/.250 ··· 1/.000
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.762 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
24. Cron G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333 ··· ··· ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 4/.000 3/.000 3/2.667 3/.667 2/.000 ··· 1/
18. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.368 2/.000 ··· 1/4.000 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 ···
9. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/2.500 3/.667 3/.000 3/.000 3/.333 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.481 2/.500 2/.000 4/1.250 7/.715 8/.500 1/2.000 1/
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.400 1/3.000 2/1.000 4/1.833 7/.286 5/.900 1/2.000 1/2.000
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.878 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 9/.347 8/.250 ··· ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.872 3/.000 ··· 5/.000 3/2.667 1/5.000 ··· 2/2.500
16. Schoop G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.429 ··· 6/1.333 6/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Adrianza# G ·  S ·  vP 185 .271 .363 .400 .763 140 .709 45 .926 .990 38 .641 0 1 4 6
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 190 .353 .426 .443 .869 135 .914 55 .747 .903 91 .774 1 1 2 3
15. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .250 .332 .483 .815 166 .893 34 .431 .795 43 .639 0 0 11 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 112 .211 .321 .326 .648 88 .578 24 .879 .613 25 1.019 0 0 2 2
24. Cron G ·  S ·  vP 369 .263 .320 .491 .811 267 .713 102 1.070 .740 38 .723 0 0 19 9
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 373 .294 .384 .650 1.035 275 .973 98 1.217 1.023 101 1.325 0 1 32
18. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 245 .273 .355 .616 .971 157 .875 88 1.154 .965 65 .915 0 0 21 4
9. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 376 .246 .314 .393 .707 277 .684 99 .766 .767 93 .612 1 0 12 4
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 478 .265 .341 .548 .889 345 .918 133 .819 .860 108 1.014 1 5 31 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 508 .295 .357 .497 .854 356 .929 152 .681 .805 108 .746 4 3 17 11
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 412 .285 .308 .514 .822 301 .849 111 .749 .799 88 .754 3 1 24 4
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 269 .248 .342 .573 .915 187 .887 82 .975 .775 97 .955 0 1 20 14
16. Schoop G ·  S ·  vP 361 .253 .302 .452 .754 272 .719 89 .866 .698 52 .604 1 1 16 12
TOTAL .270 .336 .499 .836 .822 .872 .826 .847 25 18 224 80

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
57. Bieber G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 149.1 3.31 11.0 591 .212 .630 322 .621 269 .643 .545 143 .559 19 6 3
90. Cimber G ·  S ·  vP o····oX·X····X 45.2 3.74 6.1 192 .233 .641 140 .535 52 .931 .625 55 .698 4 0 0
67. Civale G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 12.0 .75 9.8 44 .128 .410 27 .509 17 .251 21 .506 0 0 0
52. Clevinger G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 62.2 3.02 12.8 243 .195 .590 109 .533 134 .639 .670 127 .600 6 3 3
36. Clippard G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···X·o·X·· 42.2 2.74 9.1 168 .193 .598 90 .831 78 .327 .538 62 .607 3 0 2
34. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X···o·· 26.0 3.81 10.4 118 .290 .819 75 .777 43 .887 1.186 32 .701 4 1 1
44. Goody G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oo·X···X· 26.2 1.35 11.5 104 .141 .481 67 .461 37 .516 .348 42 .274 2 0 1
33. Hand* G ·  S ·  vP Xo···X··o····· 47.1 2.28 13.9 190 .206 .606 141 .663 49 .428 .626 43 .729 5 1 0
39. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP oo···oX·X····· 30.0 3.00 11.1 127 .250 .747 59 .886 68 .629 .732 25 .710 4 3 0
65. Plesac G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 72.0 3.12 6.8 292 .215 .700 177 .771 115 .590 .700 111 .608 11 0 1
45. Plutko G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 59.1 4.55 5.5 242 .258 .796 126 .831 116 .756 .877 93 .751 15 0 0
63. Smith* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 5.0 5.40 16.2 28 .318 .919 16 .854 12 1.000 .967 0 1 0
62. Wittgren G ·  S ·  vP oX···X·o·o···· 44.2 2.62 8.9 172 .204 .602 105 .608 67 .592 .587 40 .475 5 0 0
TOTAL 3.67 9.5 .233 .708 .700 .638 142 38 21

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