Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-118) Cleveland (-102)

The Cleveland Guardians (66-71) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (71-66) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -118 while Cleveland is opening at -102. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sonny Gray and Tanner Bibee.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .421 and have struck out 1,412 times, while drawing a walk on 476 occasions. They have accrued 597 runs batted in in addition to 1,114 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .240. The Twins have tallied 227 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 192 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 622 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.95 on the campaign (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,289 batters. Twins pitchers have allowed 166 home runs in addition to 571 runs in total (7th in MLB). They have walked 383 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team this season. Minnesota has given up 1,101 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 539 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.37 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Twins bullpen have earned a save percentage of 54.2% and has entered the game in 133 save situations. The relievers have inherited 141 runners for the season with 30.5% of them earned a run for their team. Twins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 106 times in addition to having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 413 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 72 holds for the year (15th in MLB). They have recorded 32 saves for the season and have missed out on 27 of 59 chances to get a save.

The Twins have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of 11,052 innings, which ranks them 9th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 3,684 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,076 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have earned 101 double plays.

Gray has thrown 1,544 innings and is sitting with 1,494 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Gray (97-83 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 6,419 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.50 (600 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.207. He has surrendered 1,324 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 540 free passes.

Cleveland has accumulated 104 home runs this year as well as 520 runs batted in. They have put up 248 doubles, while getting a free base 389 times as well as racking up 557 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .248 on the year. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .379 and they have an average of 4.07 runs per game (27th in the league). They have been rung up on 979 occasions (29th in the league) and have totaled 1,158 base hits.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.281 in addition to having a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (1,105 strikeouts vs 434 free passes). They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,136. They have yielded 146 long balls and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 568 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (523 earned runs given up).

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 65 save chances and they have recorded 40 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 453 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 159 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 21.6% of 167 inherited base runners. With 149 save situations, the Guardians have tallied 79 holds and 25 blown saves.

Out of their 11,034 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (7th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 107 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in the majors). The Guardians have 1,219 assists, 67 errors and have earned 3,678 putouts over the course of the season.

Bibee (10-3 career win-loss mark) has a 3.03 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has gone up against 517 hitters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 42 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his MLB career, Bibee has allowed 111 base knocks and he has 125 punch outs in 124 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-118)

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