Terry Francona will also miss Twins series

Cleveland 2 -Minnesota 3

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For the second game in a row, Cesar Hernandez led off the game with a home run, It was all downhill for Tribe bats from there

Other Tribe News

On Wednesday’s starting pitcher and three other things about the Cleveland Indians - cleveland.com - The Indians have lots of options to start Wednesday night's game against the Twins including Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger.

Angels, Indians to play in 2021 Little League Classic - Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels will face the Cleveland Indians in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in the 2021 Little League Classic. The game is scheduled for Aug. 22 at Bowman Field in front of a crowd predominantly made up of players, coaches and parents in Williamsport for the Little League World Series.

Jackie Bradley Jr. Shouldn’t Be a Trade Target for the Cleveland Indians - The Indians are in desperate need of help for their outfield, and there's one player that might be available to the team for not a huge price, that being Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. The outfielder is hitting .235 with two homers and 19 RBI thus far in 2020, but as Casey Drotter points out, it's not a good fit for the Tribe.

Cleveland Indians offense falls flat once again in 3-2 loss to Minnesota Twins - cleveland.com - If Aaron Civale felt history was repeating itself Monday night against the Twins, he was right.

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