The Cleveland Baseball Club is looking to finish off the sweep of the visiting Minnesota Twins Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting).
The Cleveland Baseball Club won their second straight game over the Minnesota Twins thanks to some clutch home runs from Franmil Reyes. Now the Cleveland Baseball Club has a sweep in their sights in their third and final game of their series at home.
Logan Allen gets the call for Cleveland looking for two things in particular, a longer start and a better performance. Allen has only last 4.1 innings combined in his last two starts, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits including 3 home runs. The young lefty needs a correction in the worst way and Wednesday could provide that opportunity. Minnesota has not necessarily been a powerhouse this season and the fact they are without a few of their regular bats could be just the recipe for Allen to be heading in the right direction. If not, there could be questions about how Cleveland handles their pitching rotation moving forward.
The Twins will hand the ball to J.A. Happ who is having a start to the season no one expected. Happ has only allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 16 innings so far and that is significantly better than his past performances indicate his talent level to be. The 38-year old starter has a career 3.96 ERA, 1.297 WHIP, and 7.9 K/9 over his 15 years in the big leagues. At some point Happ will revert back to his career averages and that could be Wednesday in Cleveland.
Interestingly enough it is former Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario who has had some past success against Happ. Rosario is 4-13 with 2 home runs and a double when facing the Twins starter previously. Perhaps Rosario could be the player who takes advantage of Happ when it is all said and done.
First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 at Progressive Field as long as the weather wants to cooperate.
