The Cleveland Guardians (76-69) face the Minnesota Twins (73-73) in the finale of their five-game series at Progressive Field, with first pitch at 1:10 p.m.

Game Preview:

• Guardians (-117) slight favorites
• Twins Moneyline: +104
• Run line: Twins +1.5 (-217)
• Over/Under: 7 runs

Recent Performance:

• Twins won Sunday's game 3-0
• Joe Ryan: 7.2 scoreless innings
• Guardians limited to 3 hits
• Guardians have won 6 of last 8 home games
• Guardians lead season series 5-1 at Progressive Field

Pitching Matchup:

Twins - Sonny Gray (8-4)

• 2.83 ERA, 1.10 WHIP
• 116 K's in 117.2 innings
• Only 3 earned runs in last 17 innings

Guardians - Cal Quantrill (12-5)

• 3.51 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
• 114 K's in 164 innings
• Last start: 7 IP, 3 ER vs Angels

Key Matchups:

• Gio Urshela vs Quantrill: .571, 1 HR
• Austin Hedges vs Gray: .333, 2 HR
• Andres Gimenez vs Gray: .375, 1 HR
• Josh Naylor vs Gray: .333, 1 HR

AL Central Race:

• Guardians lead division
• White Sox 3.5 games back
• Twins 6 games back

The Guardians look to maintain their division lead and strong home record against the Twins behind Quantrill, while Minnesota hopes Gray can help keep their playoff hopes alive.

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