Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/18/2021

The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins meet Wednesday in MLB action at Target Field. The Indians need a win after losing five of their last eight games. The Twins look for a win after winning five of their last seven games.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Indians have won five of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 115 hits and 38 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Eddie Rosario have combined for 172 hits and 119 RBI. Zach Plesac gets the ball, and he is 7-4 with a 4.64 ERA and 67 strikeouts this season. Plesac is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.

The Minnesota Twins have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Twins have won eight of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 114 hits and 64 RBI while Luis Arraez and Josh Donaldson have combined for 168 hits and 79 RBI. The Minnesota Twins didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.

The Indians are 2-6 in their last 8 Wednesday games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Twins are 5-12 in their last 17 Wednesday games and 2-5 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series. The over is 4-1 in Indians last 5 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Twins last 8 Wednesday games. The Indians are 1-9 in the last 10 meetings in Minnesota and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

The Cleveland Indians are on the struggle bus and Plesac has allowed 17 hits and 12 earned runs in his last 16.2 innings. The Minnesota Twins aren’t world beaters, but the offense has picked up lately and they’ve won five of their last seven games. I need more plus money to get behind Plesac. Give me the team in better form. I’ll back the Twins.