FOUR-GAME SERIES AT TARGET FIELD
Twins-Cleveland series preview
June 23, 2021 at 11:37PM
Thursday, 7:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP J.C. Mejia (1-2, 6.11 ERA) vs. RHP Jose Berrios (7-2, 3.56)
Friday, 7:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP Cal Quantrill (0-2, 2.74) vs. RHP Randy Dobnak (1-6, 7.83)
Saturday, 1:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: LHP Sam Hentges (1-1, 6.40) vs. RHP Kenta Maeda (3-2, 4.85)
Sunday, 1:10 p.m. • BSN, 830-AM: RHP Eli Morgan (0-1, 12.79) vs. J.A. Happ (3-3, 6.09)
Twins update
The Twins (31-42) ended a season-high five-game winning streak with a 10-7 loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday at Target Field. The Twins' bullpen, which had allowed only four earned runs in 24 innings during the streak, allowed six runs (four earned) in 4⅔ innings on Tuesday. This is the third series of the season between the teams but the first at Target Field. Cleveland won two of three games April 26-28, and the Twins won two of three May 21-23.
Cleveland update
The Indians (40-31), who trail the division-leading White Sox by 2½ games, are coming off a split of a two-game series with the Cubs in Chicago. Already without injured starting pitchers Shane Bieber and Zach Plesac, Cleveland lost starting pitcher Aaron Civale to a sprained finger Monday. Civale, a righthander who leads the majors with 10 victories, is expected to be sidelined four to five weeks.
JOEL RIPPEL
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Righthander Joe Ryan missed the final seven weeks of the 2024 season, but his spring debut against the Yankees was successful.
