mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Drops Minnesota 4-1 - Match Report
Minnesota dropped a 4-1 decision at Target Field on Thursday as Cleveland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Blake Parker.
Cleveland was an underdog by +169 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.
Blake Parker earned the victory for the Indians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Eddie Rosario in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Caleb Thielbar worked 0.2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jorge Polanco in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Cleveland as they had 8 hits, while Minnesota only had 6.
The game was closed out by James Karinchak who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.