Minneapolis, MN (My Sportsbook) - The AL Central champion Minnesota Twins will continue to play out the meaningless portion of their schedule this evening when they take on the Cleveland Indians at the Metrodome.

Minnesota got the best of the Indians in the first of this three-game series, 4-3, on Tuesday. Bobby Kielty plated the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth for the Twins. David Ortiz knocked in a pair as the Twins snapped a three-game losing streak with the win.

LaTroy Hawkins (5-0) tossed a scoreless ninth for the win. Starter Eric Milton lasted 6 2/3 innings and allowed a single run on six hits.

Ellis Burks belted a two-run homer and Jim Thome added a solo shot for Cleveland, which has lost two of its last three.

Ricardo Rodriguez gave up three runs over six innings in the start for Cleveland. Dave Elder (0-2) suffered the loss after giving up one hit and one run over 1 2/3 innings.

Cleveland will look to rookie Brian Tallet to take the hill. Tallet provided a sterling effort in his major league debut, allowing just four hits over six innings en route to a win over Boston. The righthander walked three and fanned one in the winning effort.

Tallet, the Indians' second-round selection in the 2000 draft, has spent time at both Akron and Buffalo this season. In 18 contests with Akron, he went 10-1 with a 3.08 ERA. He was promoted to Buffalo on July 16 and went 2-3 with a 3.07 ERA in eight starts.

Minnesota will reply with hot righthander Rick Reed on the mound. Reed has won three straight and six of his last seven decisions overall. Last time on the hill, Reed allowed three hits and one run over four innings of work in a no- decision against Chicago. The veteran, who left the game with a knee injury, fanned two and didn't permit a walk in the short outing.

Reed has been successful versus the Indians this year, posting a 4-1 record with a 3.16 ERA. For his career, Reed is 5-3 with a 4.17 ERA against Cleveland.

Reed has been quite good at home in 2002, tallying an 8-4 record with a 3.75 ERA in 14 contests.

Minnesota leads the season series, 10-7, with the Indians. However, the Indians are 21-15 against the Twins since the start of the 2001 campaign.