Joe Ryan (10-5, 2.82 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.51 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 109 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -119, Twins -101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians open a three-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

Carlos Correa sat in a quiet room at Target Field and listened as Derek Falvey laid it out plainly. “The direction we are going,” Falvey told him (as reported by The Athletic), “is not the one you signed up for.