MLB side pick "action" #923 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Cleveland -125 over Minnesota, Saturday at 7:10 PM ET - Cleveland is coming off a 12-8 loss here last night and we expect them to bounce back with a win today with their ace on the mound. Last night the Twins were able to rough up Cleveland starter Civale which wasn’t a huge surprise as his ERA is now north of 9.00 and he has allowed at least 6 ER’s now in 3 of his last 4 starters. Today Minnesota will have a much tougher go of it facing former Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber. He is coming off his worst start of the year @ Toronto and that should give Bieber some extra motivation here. Prior to his most recent start, he had allowed a total of 8 earned runs in just over 28 innings this season. His ERA is just over 4.00, however most of that was due to his one poor outing a week ago when he gave up 7 ER’s in 3 innings. He should handle a Twins offense that before last night was faltering averaging just 2.7 RPG over their previous 10. Cleveland’s offense shouldn’t have a problem tonight. They have been one of the best in the Majors all season ranking in the top 4 in RPG, OPS, and batting average. They face Minnesota starter Smeltzer who was called up from the Minors to get the start today. He has pitched 69 total innings in the Majors in his career but has been pretty much a life long Minor leaguer. It’s not like he’s been a dominant Minor league pitcher with a career 17-21 record with a WHIP of 1.24 in 374 innings. The Guardians had won 6 of their previous 9 games entering yesterday and their offense has averaged 6 RPG over their last 10. Take Cleveland on Saturday.