Minnesota Twins

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American League Central Preview: Midwest Makeovers

Of all the divisions in the major leagues, this could be one of the toughest to predict. Many changes have occurred with most of the five teams here, and one of the clubs which overhauled the most will see an immediate payoff in the standings. CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2013 Predicted Wins Over/Under: 80.5 The South

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A.L. Central Preview: Twins Lack Power, Health and Stars

The Minnesota Twins had a difficult road to travel in 2011. Injuries and poor play devastated the Midwestern club, and they narrowly avoided a 100-loss season despite spending a club-record $113 million in salaries. The Action: There has been much movement to and from Target Field in the off-season. Longtime Twin Michael Cuddyer went to

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	101-63	$1994	46-35	55-28
ATS	88-76	$665	38-43	50-33

	o/u	home	away
O/U	81-75-8	38-39-4	43-36-4

American League Central Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
MIN	101-63	88-76	81-75-8
CLE	93-68	86-75	70-87-4
CHW	71-89	77-83	75-79-6
KC	58-103	77-84	82-73-6
DET	47-113	66-94	69-79-12

Team Leaders

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	5.8	2
Ba	0.27	2
Ops	0.83	3
Hr	307	1
Sb	28	30

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	4.18	22
Whip	1.3	18
Ks	1334	25
Complete games	1	21
Errors	-	-

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Line Up - Last Game

Hitter

Player	Pos
Max Kepler	CF
Jorge Polanco	SS
Nelson Cruz	DH
Eddie Rosario	RF
Mitch Garver	C
C.J. Cron	PH
Luis Arraez	2B
Miguel Sano	3B
Marwin Gonzalez	1B
Jake Cave	LF

Pitchers

Player	Pos
Jake Odorizzi	SP
Sergio Romo	RP
Taylor Rogers	RP
Trevor May	RP

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Nelson Cruz	DH	Ques Sun - Rest - 09/29/19	+ -
Cruz is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday against the Royals as he will receive a routine day of rest.
Eddie Rosario	LF	Ques Sun - Rest - 09/29/19	+ -
Rosario is not expected to be in the starting lineup Sunday against the Royals as he will likely be given the day to rest.
Luis Arraez	2B	Prob Fri - Ankle - 09/28/19	+ -
Arraez suffered a Grade 1 right ankle sprain but is expected to be available against the Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Nelson Cruz	DH	Ques Thurs - Rest - 09/26/19	+ -
Cruz is likely to be held out of the starting lineup against the Tigers on Thursday as he is expected to receive a day of rest.
Mitch Garver	C	Ques Thurs - Rest - 09/26/19	+ -
Garver is not projected to be in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup versus the Tigers as he is expected to receive a day of rest.
Eddie Rosario	LF	Ques Thurs - Rest - 09/26/19	+ -
Rosario is expected to receive a day of rest against the Tigers on Thursday as he is likely to absent from the starting lineup.
Marwin Gonzalez	3B	Ques Fri - Oblique - 09/24/19	+ -
Gonzalez has tightness in his right oblique, and it is uncertain if he will suit up in Game 1 of the ALDS versus the Yankees.
Mitch Garver	C	Prob Wed - Hip - 09/22/19	+ -
Garver sat out the previous game due to a right hip impingement, but it is projected that he will suit up against the Tigers on Wednesday.
Max Kepler	CF	Prob Fri - Shoulder - 09/22/19	+ -
Kepler is battling lingering shoulder soreness, but is expected to be in the starting lineup against the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series.
Max Kepler	CF	Out Sat - Shoulder - 09/18/19	+ -
Kepler has been absent from the lineup during the previous three games due to a rhomboid muscle strain and will not suit up Saturday against the Royals.

Injuries