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Following rain delay, Twins-Indians matchup for outright AL Central lead

Cleveland won the first two games of the four-game set at Target Field to finally catch up to the Twins after once trailing by 11.5 games.

By Phil Miller

August 10, 2019 at 5:34PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Now tied for first place in the American League Central, the Twins and Indians play the third of their four-game series today (6:10 p.m., FSN) at Target Field.

Cleveland completed its comeback from an 11.5 game deficit in the standings to finally tie the Twins at 70-46 with a 6-2 victory on Friday night.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jake Odorizzi pitches for the Twins against Cleveland righthander Adam Plutko.

As Patrick Reusse pointed out in his column this morning, this is a big test for first-year manager Rocco Baldelli, with Nelson Cruz (wrist) out of the Twins batting order and Gold Glove center fielder Byron Buxton (shoulder) also sidelined.

The Class AAA Rochester Red Wings reported that injured pitcher Stephen Gonsalves and Trevor Hildenberger started rehab assignments today with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Twins lineup:

Max Kepler, CF

Jorge Polanco, DH

Miguel Sano, 3B

Eddie Rosario, LF

Mitch Garver, C

Luis Arraez, 2B

C.J. Cron, 1B

Marwin Gonzalez, LF

Ehire Adrianza, SS

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.