Remember that 17-3 streak the Twins were on? It's over. The Yankees finished that off sweeping Minnesota, outscoring the Twins, 14-1, in three games.

I'm going to go against the Twins here as they open a series against the Guardians, who have a better record than Minnesota. Only the Yankees and Orioles have a better record in the American League than Cleveland.

The pitching matchup is Triston McKenzie vs Simeon Woods Richardson. I like McKenzie better. He has a 2.28 ERA in his past five starts. Richardson couldn't hold a 7-1 lead in his last start in a 10-8 loss to the Blue Jays last Saturday.

Cleveland is 10-3 in its last 13 home games, slugging 18 homers in those games. The Guardians have the top bullpen ERA in the majors at 2.44 and their deep relief pitching corps is rested as the team was idle yesterday.