Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes
The Cleveland Guardians (76-66) will play the Minnesota Twins (72-70) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Josh Winder and Shane Bieber.
As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have earned 618 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Twins have accumulated 238 two-baggers as a team and have hit 164 balls out of the park. They have recorded 593 runs batted in and 1,195 hits this season, and their batting average sits at .249. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have struck out 1,172 times, while taking a walk on 459 occasions.
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The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.98 this year (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,185 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have conceded 166 home runs and 597 total runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 420 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a unit on the campaign.
The Twins relievers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 148 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 runners this season and 29.7% of them crossed home plate. Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 116 times in addition to having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 489 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have 95 holds so far this season (4th in baseball). They have accumulated 26 saves so far this year and have missed out on 26 of their 52 save chances.
The Minnesota Twins have amassed 3,784 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,155 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 8th in MLB, and they have turned 106 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,352 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.
Winder has thrown 49 innings and has racked up 33 K's during his MLB career. Winder (4-4 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.92 and he has faced 206 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.83 (21 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.236. He has surrendered 46 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 15 free passes.
Cleveland has recorded 111 HRs on the season and 563 RBIs. They have recorded 249 two-baggers, while getting a free base 386 times and scoring 590 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .252 this season. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .381 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 973 instances (30th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,220 hits.
The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.190 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a squad for the season. They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,104. The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 564 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.62 (508 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.00 (1,199 strikeouts vs 400 walks). They have surrendered 154 home runs and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).
Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 57 save chances and they have earned 42 saves. They are ranked 4th in the league with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 440 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of 163 inherited runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 53 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.
In their 11,376 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 112 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Guardians have 1,257 assists, 83 errors and have 3,792 putouts during this campaign.
So far in his career, Bieber has surrendered 594 base hits while totaling 811 K's in 676 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 240 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.103 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.34 and he has gone up against 2,734 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bieber (51-26 career record) has a 3.19 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland
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