CLEVELAND, Ohio — This is a preview of the four-game series between the Guardians and Twins.
Where: Progressive Field, Monday through Thursday.
TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WARF 1350 AM (Spanish) and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the series. WMMS 100.7 FM will broadcast Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s games. MLB Network will air Thursday’s contest.
Probable pitching matchups, start times: LHP Matt Boyd (2-1, 2.18) vs. RHP Pablo López (15-8, 3.88) on Monday at 6:40 p.m.; RHP Gavin Williams (3-9, 5.23) vs. RHP Zebby Matthews (1-3, 7.11) on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m.; RHP Tanner Bibee (11-8, 3.60) vs. RHP Bailey Ober (12-7, 3.90) on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m.; LHP Joey Cantillo (2-3, 4.99) vs. RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson (5-5, 4.08) on Thursday at 1:10 p.m.
Series: Guardians are 7-2 against the Twins this season. Cleveland leads, 1,197 to 1,048 overall.
Josh Naylor has five career home runs against the Twins.AP
Twins update
Lopez lost his only start this season against Cleveland, allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings and striking out two back in April. Matthews will face the Guardians for the first time. Ober is 2-2 in seven career starts against Cleveland with a 2.13 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Woods-Richardson is winless in two starts against Cleveland this season, despite allowing just three runs in 12 1/3 innings.
Guardians update
José Ramírez is a lifetime .271 hitter against the Twins with 24 home runs and 79 RBI. Josh Naylor has five career home runs and 19 RBI in 43 games against Minnesota. Boyd will face the Twins for the first time as a member of the Guardians. He is 9-8 in 23 previous starts when facing Minnesota, mostly with Detroit, including a 4.62 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Injuries:
Twins: RF Max Kepler (left patellar tendinitis), RHP Justin Topa (left patellar tendinitis), RHP Chris Paddack (right forearm strain), LHP Kody Funderburk (left oblique strain), RHP Joe Ryan (right shoulder strain), 1B/OF Alex Kirilloff (back strain), RHP Brock Stewart (right shoulder strain), RHP Anthony DeSclafani (right elbow strain) are on injured list.
Guardians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (left hip), LHP Sam Hentges (left shoulder), RHP Shane Bieber (right elbow), RHP Trevor Stephan (right elbow), RHP Alex Cobb (blister) and RHP James Karinchak (right shoulder) are on the injured list. OF Steven Kwan (back) is day to day.
Next: The Guardians open a three-game road series against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Friday.
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