I’ve run out of ways to hype up the importance of this Guardians-Twins matchup. If you don’t know already, you never will. The AL Central won’t be decided over the next four days, but the series could set the tone for each team’s playoffs aspirations early on. But you know the deal — the Twins are pretty good, the Guardians are pretty good and they both play in the same division.
Both teams are 5-5 over their last 10 games, but that doesn’t paint the whole picture. Cleveland is coming off four-straight losses, including a loss to these very Twins in their last series.