Preview: Carlos Carrasco and the Indians Look to Take Short Two-Game Series Sweep Against Minnesota in Puerto Rico

2.) Indians Need To Jump On Berrios Early

Last season, the Cleveland Indians only saw Twins’ starting pitcher Jose Berrios once coming on May 13. Berrios pitched 7.2 innings, giving up only two hits, 1 earned run, walking one hitter, and striking out 4. That was Berrios’ first start of the 2017 season and he came out on the winning end.

Berrios finished the 2017 season with a record of 14-8, had an ERA of 3.89, pitched 145.2 innings, walked 48, and struck out 139 hitters.

Jose Berrios is off to a hot start in the 2018 season, starting the season off with a complete game shutout against the Baltimore Orioles. In his second start of the season, the Twins right-handed pitcher had a short start only managing to get to the 5th inning and pitched a total of 4.2 innings and giving up 5 earned runs against the Seattle Mariners. Jose bounced back in his most recent starting coming out on the winning end after pitching 7 shutout innings against the White Sox.

The Indians have not seen the Twins righty too often, only seeing him in four starts in his big league career. Cleveland did find some success against him in the 2016 season, managing to come out on the winning end twice out of three starts.

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