mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Tops Minnesota 5-3 - Recap
Cleveland moneyline bettors cashed on Thursday courtesy of a 5-3 win against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field.
The Guardians were a -145 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Emmanuel Clase earned the victory for the Guardians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Andres Gimenez in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Tyler Thornburg worked 1.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Luis Arraez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 3 hits, while Cleveland only had 7.
Next game, Cleveland takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Baltimore.