Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+115) Minnesota (-135)

The Minnesota Twins (29-27) are hosting the Cleveland Guardians (25-30) at Target Field on Friday. The line on this contest has Cleveland at +115 and Minnesota is coming in at -135. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Bailey Ober.

The Guardians have accounted for 97 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 33 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .351 and have been rung up 393 times, while being walked on 175 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have amassed 184 RBI's in addition to 426 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .233. They have notched a total of 200 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Guardians pitchers have yielded 55 long balls in addition to 232 runs in total (8th in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 468 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 211 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.85 on the year (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 416 hitters. They have walked 154 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a unit this year.

Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 48 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 28 holds on the year (18th in MLB). The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has entered the game in 60 save situations. They have earned 20 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 32 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 runners for the year and 21.0% of those players ended up scoring. The Guardians have dispatched 173 relievers to the mound this year.

The Guardians have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,434 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 1,478 putouts this season, in addition to 522 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 15th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 37 double plays.

Civale has taken the hill for 365 innings and has accumulated 320 strikeouts thus far in his career. Civale (25-22 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.11 and he has gone up against 1,494 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.04 (164 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.162. He has surrendered 338 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 87 walks.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .233 so far this year. They have struck out on 574 instances (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 442 base hits. Minnesota has a total of 74 HRs so far this season as well as 243 RBIs. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .403 and they earn 4.57 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have notched 87 two-baggers, while getting a free base 204 times and notching 256 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.175 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.61 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 422. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 210 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.45 (193 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.90 (552 strikeouts against 170 free passes). They have conceded 55 homers and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Sitting with 55 save situations, the Twins have compiled 31 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 24 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 41 occasions with runners on. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 53 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 169 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Twins have 423 assists, 34 errors and have 1,512 putouts for the year. In 4,536 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (10th in baseball).

Ober (8-8 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.58 earned run average while conceding 8.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.49 and he has gone up against 762 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.118 and a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Ober has surrendered 170 base knocks while totaling 184 K's in 188 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+115)

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