Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+120) Minnesota (-142)

The Minnesota Twins (68-63) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (62-69) at Target Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Cleveland at +120 and Minnesota is coming in at -142. The total is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Pablo Lopez.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have accumulated 530 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .311. The Guardians have tallied 236 doubles as a unit and have hit 100 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 495 RBI's in addition to 1,107 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .249. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .380 and have been rung up 930 times, while drawing a walk on 374 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.83 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and they have rung up 1,050 hitters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 137 home runs and 540 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 413 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad so far this season. Cleveland has yielded 1,085 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 498 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Guardians have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 163 runners for the year and 22.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 37 saves for the year and have blown 25 of their 62 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 59.7% and has entered the game in 142 save situations. The relievers have recorded 75 holds so far this year (10th in baseball). Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on 114 times and also have had 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 3,510 putouts for the season, as well as 1,164 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 9th in professional baseball, and have 98 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,530 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in professional baseball.

Williams has taken the ball for 64 innings and has racked up 68 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.52 (25 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.281. He has conceded 56 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 26 free passes. Williams (1-5 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.93 while he has gone up against 269 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has a total of 182 home runs this season to go along with 565 RBIs. They have hit 220 two-baggers, while getting a free base 450 times and scoring 589 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .240 this year. The Twins have a SLG% of .421 and they tally 4.50 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,351 occasions (1st in baseball) and are sitting with 1,060 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.209 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a staff on the year. They have a ranking of 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,051. The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 542 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (512 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (1,244 strikeouts vs 367 bases on balls). They have allowed 157 home runs and they allow 4.16 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 135 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Twins have earned 65 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 390 relievers to the mound so far this year. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 55 save chances and they have earned 30 saves.

In their 10,557 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (9th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 1,015 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 3,519 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Lopez has allowed 603 hits while he has earned 680 strikeouts in 668 frames. Lopez (37-37 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.88 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 288 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has gone up against 2,761 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-142)

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