Minnesota at Cleveland

The Minnesota Twins were expecting a return to form of the Francisco Liriano that dominated AL hitters before surgery. It just hasn't materialized and at this point there are more questions than answers, if he will ever again be that pitcher. The 12-3 Liriano has been replaced by a 4-10 Liriano with a 5.56 ERA. The command is gone as 32 walks in 121 innings have become 51 walks in 113 innings. A HR every 14 innings has become one every six. Bottom line is he is not featuring big league stuff right now. That becomes an even bigger problem against the Tribe who lead the major leagues with six runs a game against lefthand pitchers. The Twins also must face the fact they score a full run a game less on the road than they do at home. The Twins problems are further compounded by being 6-20 in their last 26 on the road vs a lefthander. The Tribe has been lethal vs lefthand pitching and it has led them to five straight wins. I'm going with Cleveland here.