THREE-GAME SERIES AT TARGET FIELD

Friday, 7:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

RHP Trevor May (8-7, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Corey Kluber (7-12, 3.46)

Saturday, 6:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

RHP Tyler Duffey (0-1, 27.00) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (0-0, 0.00)

Sunday, 1:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

LHP Tommy Milone (5-3, 3.76) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.68)

TWINS UPDATE

They are only 3½ games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central. They are 24-24 against division opponents this season, including 5-4 against Cleveland. The Twins won two of three when the Indians visited in April, but they lost two of three in Cleveland last weekend, getting drubbed 17-4 and 8-1 after a 10-9 victory Friday. … All three Twins starters gave up at least seven runs in Cleveland last weekend; none will be pitching this weekend. May, making his first start since July 1, has started four games against Cleveland and owns a 7.32 ERA. Duffey will make his second major league start after lasting only two innings in Toronto last week, and Milone, coming off the disabled list, will start for the first time since July 31. … Indians DH/1B Carlos Santana is 6-for-11 (.545) with three home runs in his career against Twins closer Glen Perkins. … Trevor Plouffe is 9-for-31 (.290) against Kluber, but Brian Dozier is 3-for-28 (.107) and Eduardo Escobar is 2-for-15 (.133).

INDIANS UPDATE

The Indians rode their weekend momentum against the Twins to two close wins over the Yankees, 5-4 in 16 innings on Tuesday and 2-1 Wednesday, before losing the series finale 8-6 Thursday. … This is the first stop on an 11-game road trip that also takes them to Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field. … The Indians are 29-26 on the road, the second best road record in the AL behind Texas. … Kluber, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, no-hit the Twins into the seventh inning Sunday and limited them to three hits for the game. … Carrasco has given up a total of seven hits and three runs over his past three starts, totaling 26 innings. He has a 1.04 ERA in that span, holding hitters to an .085 average. … Cody Allen has converted 23 of 26 save opportunities but has two blown saves and two losses in his past 10 appearances. … Cleveland is without All-Star 2B Jason Kipnis (shoulder) and RHP Cody Anderson (oblique).

PHIL MILLER