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Cleveland Drops Minnesota 3-1 - Match Report

Minnesota dropped a 3-1 decision at Target Field on Tuesday as Cleveland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Eli Morgan.

Cleveland was an underdog by +150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.

Eli Morgan earned the victory for the Indians, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Daniel Johnson in the win.

Minnesota got a 2-inning outing from Nick Vincent in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Jorge Polanco had 2 hits in the loss for the Twins.

The battle of the bats favored Cleveland as they had 7 hits, while Minnesota only had 4.

The game was closed out by Emmanuel Clase who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.