Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 10-18 Cleveland Indians play host to the 17-13 Minnesota Twins tonight in MLB action on the grass of Progressive Park, May 9, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Cleveland -104/Twins -104
O/U Total: 8.5

Pitching Matchup
Phil Hughes (R) W/L 1-4 WHIP 1.33 ERA 5.02
Bruce Chen (L) – First appearance of the season

Minnesota defeated Cleveland 9-3 last night and has a 3-1 edge in the season series. They also have a 4-3 lead in the last 7 matchups between these two AL Central rivals.

The Twins are 1-0 on their current road trip and 8-1 in their last 9 games. The Indians are 0-1 on their current homestand and 3-5 in their last 8 games. They are 4-9 at home in 2015.

Hughes got his first win of the year in his last start, an 8-7 victory over Oakland. He allowed 5 runs in 6 innings. He has only 2 Q starts on the year and Minnesota is 1-5 in his 6 starts.

This is the first start for Chen in 2015. He last pitched in the majors with the Royals last season.

For the Twins, 3B Trevor Plouffe is hitting .346 off of Chen and has hit 3 home runs off of him. C Kurt Suzuki is hitting .471 with a homer and 5 RBIs. 2B Brian Dozier is hitting .375 with a home run off the veteran left-hander.

Cleveland C Roberto Perez is 5-7 with a homer off of Hughes but his teammates are all hitting .250 or less.

Minnesota at Cleveland Betting Trends

The Twins are 8-1 in their last 9 games.
Minnesota is 2-5 straight up in their last 7 game on the road in Cleveland
The game total has gone over in the Twins last 6 games.
The Indians are 4-9 straight up in their last 13 home games.
Cleveland is 5-2 straight up in their last 7 game at home against Minnesota.
The game total has gone over in 7 of Cleveland’s last 8 home games.

Injury Report

MINNESOTA TWINS
Oswaldo Arcia OF 15-Day Disabled List
Casey Fien P 15-Day Disabled List
Eduardo Nunez 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Ervin Santana P Out Until July 4 (suspension)
Tim Stauffer P 15-Day Disabled List

CLEVELAND INDIANS
Gavin Floyd P 60-Day Disabled List
Yan Gomes C 15-Day Disabled List
T.J. House P 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Tomlin P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Minnesota: 48%
Cleveland: 52%

Free MLB Prediction

We’ve heard that Chen has been sizzling in Triple-A Columbus which may or may not transfer in his climb back to the majors. Twins’ pitcher Phil Hughes has okay to good historical statistics against the Cleveland and their current roster, but his last start was a mediocre 6 2/3 innings giving up four runs on 8 hits with 1 HR. The home runs have been a problem for Hughes who has been taken out of the park 8 times this season. The wind is blowing out to left today and that may make it a tough task for Phil today.

Take the OVER 8.5.