Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-130) Minnesota (+110)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (68-67) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (70-65) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Guardians at -130 while the Twins are coming in at +110. The over/under comes in at 7. The starting pitchers will be Triston McKenzie and Chris Archer.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 928 times, while taking a walk on 368 occasions. They have tallied 532 runs batted in in addition to 1,149 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .250. The Guardians have accrued 234 two-baggers as a team and have hit 102 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 558 runs and have an OBP of .311. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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Guardians pitchers have surrendered 144 home runs and 537 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 381 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.99 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.61 on the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,139 batters.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 110 times and also have had 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 45 holds so far this season (30th in the league). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. They have earned 36 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of 51 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 155 base runners so far this season and 30.3% of those players ended up scoring. The Guardians have sent 416 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,603 putouts for the season, as well as 1,200 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 22nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 104 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,809 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball.

McKenzie (16-21 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.22 while facing 1,236 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 217 base hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) with 108 free passes. His ERA is 3.87 (134 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.043. McKenzie has taken the hill for 311 frames and is sitting with 332 K's during his career.

Minnesota has compiled 157 long balls this year to go along with 568 runs batted in. They have put up 224 two-baggers, while getting a free base 442 times as well as scoring 590 runs. The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .248 this season. The Twins have a SLG% of .407 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have struck out on 1,114 occasions (20th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,129 base knocks.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.248 with a FIP of 4.07 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.81 (1,122 strikeouts against 399 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,096. They have given up 158 long balls and they allow 4.30 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 572 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (533 earned runs conceded).

Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.4% of 156 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Twins have compiled 90 holds and 26 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 48.0%, and they have dispatched 467 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in the majors). The Twins have recorded 1,110 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,595 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 10,785 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Archer has surrendered 1,230 hits while totaling 1,453 strikeouts in 1,355 frames. Archer (63-88 mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 590 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and he has gone up against 5,714 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-130)

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