The Minnesota Twins took a third straight loss as they were shut out in a 3-0 setback to the Red Sox on Sunday. They've now lost six of their last 10 to fall nine games behind AL Central-best Cleveland Indians in the standings, and I think the gap will be even wider after Monday's matchup.

Ervin Santana (0-0, 5.40 ERA) will toe the slab for the Twins for just his second start of the season. He missed the entire first half of the year after finger surgery and was tagged with three runs through five innings against Toronto last Wednesday.

The Indians turn to rookie right-hander Shane Bieber (5-2, 4.80 ERA) who will be looking to bounce back from the worst outing of his MLB career after getting tagged with seven runs over 1 2/3 innings against Pittsburgh. Good spot for him here, facing a Twins team which has struggled to score runs of late. Bieber is 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA in two career starts against the Twins.

10* play on Cleveland Indians.