Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+114) Minnesota (-135)

The Cleveland Guardians (62-70) are headed to Target Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (69-63). The odds on this game have the Guardians at +114 and the Twins are coming in at -135. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tanner Bibee and Sonny Gray.

The Guardians have accrued 240 two-baggers as a team and have hit 101 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging % of .380 and have struck out 937 times, while taking a walk on 375 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 26th in baseball. They have tallied 501 RBI's in addition to 1,114 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .248. They have earned a total of 536 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have conceded 140 long balls and also 550 runs in total (7th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 1,097 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 508 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,061 batters. They have walked 418 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.19 as a unit this year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 115 times as well as having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 75 holds so far this season (11th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 59.7% and has come into the game in 142 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this year and have blown 25 of their 62 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 164 runners on the campaign and 22.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 431 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,602 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have 3,534 putouts for the season, as well as 1,171 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 9th in MLB, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Bibee (10-3 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.78 and he has faced 496 hitters in the majors. He has given up 107 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 37 walks. His ERA is 3.01 (40 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.203. Bibee has taken the hill for 119 innings and has earned 117 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins hold a team OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,362 occasions (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 1,072 hits. Minnesota has tallied 185 home runs on the year and 574 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .422 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have 222 two-baggers, while walking 455 times as well as earning 599 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.206 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.95 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (1,251 strikeouts vs 368 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,058. They have conceded 158 long balls and they relinquish 4.17 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 548 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.94 (518 earned runs given up).

Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 135 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 149 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with runners on base. With 123 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 65 holds and also 25 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 55.4%, and they have sent 392 relievers to the hill so far this year. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 56 save chances and they have tallied 31 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 98 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in baseball). The Twins have accrued 1,022 assists, 59 errors and have a total of 3,546 putouts so far this season. In 10,638 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (9th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Gray has given up 1,321 base knocks while he has totaled 1,489 K's in 1,537 innings. Gray (97-83 career mark) holds a 3.51 ERA and has given up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 600 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and having a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 6,395 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+114)

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