Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+136) Minnesota (-162)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (67-63) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (61-69) on Monday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at +136 while Minnesota is opening at -162. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Xzavion Curry and Dallas Keuchel.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have accounted for 520 runs while having a team OBP of .310. The Guardians have hit 232 doubles as a unit and have smacked 98 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 485 runs batted in in addition to 1,094 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .248. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .379 and have been called out on strikes 916 times, while being walked on 368 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.56 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have conceded 134 home runs in addition to 533 runs in total (6th in MLB). Cleveland has allowed 1,077 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 492 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 on the year (4th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,043 hitters. They have walked 408 opposing players and their FIP is 4.13 as a squad this season.

The Guardians have sent 423 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 runners so far this season and 22.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have tallied 37 saves on the year and have not converted 24 of 61 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.7% and has entered the game in 141 save situations. The bullpen have earned 75 holds this year (10th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 113 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,477 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,152 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 9th in MLB, and they have turned 96 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,431 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in baseball.

Curry has pitched in 86 innings and has accounted for 56 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.75 (36 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.309. He has allowed 86 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 27 walks. Curry (3-3 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.31 and he has gone up against 366 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has accounted for 181 home runs for the season to go along with 558 runs batted in. They have 220 doubles, while walking 440 times as well as racking up 582 runs. The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .319 and a team batting average of .240 this year. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .422 and they are earning 4.48 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,338 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 1,052 base knocks.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.210 with a FIP of 3.95 as a squad this year. They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,041. The Minnesota pitching staff have relinquished 536 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.93 (507 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (1,232 strikeouts against 363 bases on balls). They have yielded 155 long balls and they allow 4.16 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of their 135 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations in addition to 96 occasions with base runners. With 122 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 65 holds and also 25 blown saves. They sit at 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 385 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 55 save opportunities and they have tallied 30 saves.

In their 10,440 innings on the field, the Twins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (10th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Twins have 1,003 assists, 57 errors and have a tally of 3,480 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Keuchel has given up 1,609 hits while he has accumulated 1,221 strikeouts in 1,601 innings pitched. He has surrendered 709 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 6,760 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Keuchel (102-92 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.99 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+136)

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