The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians meet Tuesday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Here’s a Guardians vs Twins Prediction. This article will include a Guardians vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 49-52 on the year and play the Athletics and Royals next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .248 on the season and have a .322 OBP and a .413 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.75 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Josh Bell leads the Minnesota Twins with 90 hits and 60 RBI, while Byron Buxton and Brooks Lee have combined for 175 hits and 97 RBI.
Kendry Rojas gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season. Rojas is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 53-48 on the year and play the Rays and Reds next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting 233 on the season, have a .312 OBP, and have a .377 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians’ pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Brayan Rocchio leads the Cleveland Guardians with 91 hits and 46 RBI, while Chase DeLauter and Steven Kwan have combined for 164 hits and 67 RBI.
Parker Messick gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 8-5 with a 2.73 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Messick is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won seven of their last eight games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Twins have lost five of their last six road games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in six of their last seven games after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last nine home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in each of their last four games.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Guardians’ last six games at Progressive Field.
- The Guardians have lost four of their last five games as home favorites.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 night games at Progressive Field following a home win.
- The Twins have covered the run line each of their last 10 Tuesday games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Twins have won the first inning in three of their last four games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as home favorites.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last four road games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the last six games between the Twins and Guardians at Progressive Field have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Twins’ last nine road games.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the last four night games between the Twins and Guardians at Progressive Field.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Rhys Hoskins has hit at least one home run in four of the Guardians’ last five night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Parker Messick has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Steven Kwan has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last 12 games as home favorites.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Victor Caratini has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Kody Clemens has hit a home run in three of the Twins’ last four games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Byron Buxton ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.575) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Guardians rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (392).
- The Guardians rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (392).
- The Twins are one of only five teams in the league to rank top 10 in both home runs and batting average this season.
- The Twins are one of only five teams in the league to rank top 10 in both home runs and batting average this season.
Guardians vs Twins Prediction
We’re getting a reasonable total because Messick and Rojas have been impressive this season. Messick has a 2.73 ERA and 1.07 WHIP through 112 innings and is averaging almost a strikeout per frame. Rojas has just 19.1 innings, but he has a 2.79 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Rojas has struggled with control, but he’s pitched well around traffic. I get it. However, there’s been a lot of crooked numbers lately for both the Guardians and Twins. Heck, the Twins have allowed double-digit runs in back-to-back games. Eventually the traffic will come back to hurt Rojas. I’ll take the over.