Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+135) Minnesota (-155)

The Minnesota Twins (38-31) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (35-28) at Target Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at +135 while Minnesota opens at -155. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Zach Plesac and Devin Smeltzer.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .387 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while being walked on 187 occasions. They have accumulated 276 RBI's and 535 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .249. The Guardians have recorded 120 doubles as a team and have hit 50 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 289 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 12th in MLB.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.58 this year (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 529 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 67 home runs and also 253 runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 179 opposing players and their FIP is 3.88 as a squad on the campaign.

The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 base runners on the year with 26.5% of them ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 61 times and also have had 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 200 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have notched 20 holds this year (30th in MLB). They have earned 18 saves for the season and have blown 6 of their 24 chances to save the game.

The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 1,680 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 550 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and they have turned 47 double plays. The Guardians have converted 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,040 innings on the field, which ranks them 9th in professional baseball.

Plesac has thrown 381 innings and has totaled 289 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.02 (170 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.163. He has conceded 348 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 95 walks. Plesac (24-18 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.58 while going up against 1,568 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .251 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 577 occasions (15th in baseball) and have totaled 581 hits. Minnesota has accumulated 78 HRs for the year as well as 292 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .408 and they score 4.42 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have 123 doubles, while getting a free base 233 times and earning 305 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.241 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.09 as a unit this year. They rank 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 556. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 281 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.85 (261 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.83 (569 strikeouts vs 201 walks). They have given up 82 home runs and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.7% out of 88 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 69 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on. With 71 save situations, the Twins have 45 holds and 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have dispatched 227 relievers onto the field on the season. Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 25 save opportunities and they have converted 16 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Twins have racked up 572 assists, 36 errors and are sitting with 1,830 putouts this season. In their 5,490 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in pro baseball).

Smeltzer (7-3 career win-loss mark) has a 4.00 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and he has gone up against 444 hitters in his career. He has allowed 48 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 4.8. During his career, Smeltzer has allowed 103 base hits and he has 75 strikeouts in 108 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+135)

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