Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, September 16, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (76-65) host the Minnesota Twins (71-70) at Progressive Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Anibal Sanchez and Triston McKenzie.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have accumulated 615 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319. The Twins have accounted for 237 two-baggers as a team and have hit 162 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 590 RBI's and 1,187 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .249. Minnesota is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 1,162 times, while taking a walk on 457 occasions.

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Twins pitchers have surrendered 165 home runs and 595 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 420 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a unit on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.00 on the year (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,177 hitters.

The Twins have sent 484 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 165 runners over the course of the season and 29.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 25 saves on the season and have not converted 26 of 51 save opportunities. The Twins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 49.0% and has entered the game in 144 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 92 holds on the season (5th in the league). Twins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 116 times and also have had 155 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have 3,703 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,140 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 10th in the majors, and they have turned 106 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,109 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in professional baseball.

Sanchez has taken the mound for 2,001 frames and has 1,761 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Sanchez (114-118 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 8,540 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.06 (904 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.313. He has given up 1,949 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 679 free passes.

Cleveland has compiled 111 home runs this season as well as 561 RBIs. They have hit 245 doubles, while walking 385 times and putting up 588 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .252 on the campaign. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.17 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 965 instances (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,211 base hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 556 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.59 (500 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 149 dingers and they surrender 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.186 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.00 (1,192 strikeouts against 397 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,091.

Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 42 saves. They rank 4th in MLB holding a save rate of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 437 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 141 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.6% of 162 inherited base runners. With 114 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 53 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 106 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Guardians have 1,222 assists, 83 errors and have accounted for 3,684 putouts on the campaign. In 11,052 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in professional baseball).

McKenzie (17-21 career record) has a 3.78 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and he has gone up against 1,264 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 134 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.045 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, McKenzie has surrendered 223 hits and he has 337 strikeouts in 318 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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