Rating: 8/10*

Two hot teams from the AL Central will do battle at Target Field Tuesday night when the Minnesota Twins host the Cleveland Indians for the opener of a three-game set. Minnesota has won seven of its last eight while the Tribe have won four straight. The Indians are top of the division, five games ahead of the Twins, and I think they'll get the better of their division rival tonight.

Danny Salazar (4-5, 4.15 ERA) takes the ball for Cleveland. He's held the Rays and the Yankees to one run each through 12 1/3 innings of work this month, and he's allowed just four runs through four starts since returning from the DL. Salazar beat Minnesota earlier this year while conceding just one run in six innings on April 17.

The Twins turn to Bartolo Colon (4-9, 6.77 ERA) who started the season at Atlanta. He's coming off seven scoreless innings of five-hit ball at Milwaukee, but had posted a 5.18 ERA through his first four starts with the Twins. Colon is the type of pitcher who can collapse at just about any time, and note that the Indians are 13-3 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter and 10-4 in their last 14 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

My selection is an 8* play on Cleveland Indians.