Minnesota Twins (19-14) vs. Cleveland Guardians (14-18)
May 6, 2023 6:10 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Guardians +105 / Minnesota Twins -115; Over/Under: +8
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The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians meet Saturday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Twins have won 7 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 28 hits and 19 RBI, while Jose Miranda and Trevor Larnach have combined for 49 hits and 31 RBI. Sonny Gray gets the ball, and he is 4-0 with a 0.77 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. Gray is 6-4 with a 3.53 ERA and 83 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.
The Cleveland Guardians have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 straight games. The Guardians have lost 8 of their last 9 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with 34 hits and 11 RBI, while Jose Ramirez and Myles Straw have combined for 60 hits and 24 RBI. Logan Allen gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Allen’s first career game against the Twins.
The Twins are 16-35 in their last 51 road games and 3-8 in their last 11 Saturday games. The Guardians are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 Saturday games. The over is 6-2-1 in Twins last 9 overall. The under is 16-5 in Guardians last 21 overall. The Twins are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland and 1-9 in the last 10 meetings.
The Cleveland Guardians offense has been dead quiet all week long, and now they’re going up against a pitcher who should be on early CY Young lists. Sonny Gray has been ridiculous through 35 innings with a 0.77 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and .197 allowed batting average. This doesn’t feel like a spot where the Guardians wake the bats up. Give me the Twins.
