Trevor Bauer starts for Indians in series opener against Twins

Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins

Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 8:10 ET, Target Field

TV: STO (CLE), FSNO (MIN)

Radio: WTAM (CLE), TIBN, BOB (MIN)

Series Preview

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The Indians continue to float around the .500 mark, and are going to have to make an honest-to-god run at some point, if they're going to get serious about playoff contention. A week in which they play Minnesota and Houston would seem to be a good time for such a run. The Twins lineup isn't exactly filled with imposing hitters, so hopefully Trevor Bauer can keep the Tribe's run of strong starting pitching going, and hopefully the bats can do more than they did last week, when they topped 3 runs only once.

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Today's other AL Central games

Tigers (Max Scherzer) @ Rays (Chris Archer), 7:10 ET

Orioles (Chris Tillman) @ White Sox (Jose Quintana), 8:10 ET

Royals (James Shields) @ Rockies (Tyler Matzek), 8:40 ET

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Today's minor-league games

AAA: Columbus Clippers (Kyle Davies) vs. Toledo, 7:05 ET

AA: Akron RubberDucks (Will Roberts) vs. Altoona, 7:05 ET

A+: Carolina Mudcats (Ryan Merritt) vs. Frederick, 7:00 ET

A: Lake County Captains (Anderson Polanco) @ Bowling Green, 8:05 ET

SSA: Mahoning Valley Scrappers - NO GAME