Friday, 7:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

RHP Ervin Santana (3-7, 4.06) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-3, 2.47)

Saturday, 6:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

RHP Tyler Duffey (5-6, 5.20) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (7-3, 3.30)

Sunday, 1:10 p.m. • FSN, 96.3-FM

RHP Kyle Gibson (2-5, 5.02) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (9-2, 3.51)

TWINS UPDATE

They won seven of their final nine games before the All-Star break but still lag 20 games behind the Indians in the AL Central. … They are 19-27 at home, but have won five of their past six games at Target Field and are 7-3 there since June 19. … They have 45 games against AL Central teams remaining in their 74 second-half games, including 21 of 35 at home. … They are 4-2 against Cleveland this season, though they have only outscored the Indians 32-25. Their two home wins against Cleveland were both ninth-inning walk-off victories, one on an Oswaldo Arcia home run, the other a day later on a Miguel Sano RBI single. … Torii Hunter will be inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame before Saturday's game, and former broadcaster John Gordon will be inducted before Sunday's.

Indians UPDATE

They rode a 14-game winning streak, longest in the American League since Oakland's 20-game streak in 2002, to a seven-game lead over the AL Central in late June, and they open the second half with a 6½-game lead despite going only 3-6 since the streak ended. … This is the first stop on a nine-game road trip, in order to vacate Cleveland during next week's Republican National Convention, which will be staged next door to Progressive Field. They are 26-20 on the road. … They have given up only 355 runs, fewest in the AL, and own a league-best ERA (3.63) while striking out 756 batters, second-most in the AL. … Former Twins RHP Jeff Manship has a 2.05 ERA in 26⅓ innings out of the Cleveland bullpen.

phil miller