Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (3-3) are welcoming the Cleveland Guardians (6-2) at Target Field on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Triston McKenzie and Bailey Ober.

Cleveland is slugging .408 and have struck out 54 times, while taking a walk on 22 occasions. They have compiled 43 runs batted in and 77 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .271. The Guardians have compiled 18 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 5 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 50 runs scored while having a team OBP of .338. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 6.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.15 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.16. Guardians pitchers have yielded 4 home runs and also 20 runs in total (5th in MLB). Cleveland has allowed 55 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 19 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 2.44 for the season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 82 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 26 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 2.96 as a team on the season.

The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 14 base runners so far this season with 28.6% of those players crossed home plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 6 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 29 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have 8 holds so far this season (1st in the league). They have recorded 3 saves so far this year and have blown 0 of 3 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with 210 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 67 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 6 double plays. The Guardians have turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 630 innings, which has them ranked 19th in the majors.

McKenzie has taken the ball for 364 innings and is sitting with 386 strikeouts in his MLB career. McKenzie (18-25 career record) has a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 1,453 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.81 (154 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.058. He has surrendered 259 hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 126 walks.

The Minnesota Twins have earned a team OBP of .308 and a batting average of .209 on the year. They have been rung up on 59 occasions (14th in baseball) and have accounted for 42 base hits. Minnesota has hit 3 home runs for the season to go along with 18 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .323 and they earn 3.33 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have 10 doubles, while taking a walk 22 times as well as scoring 20 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.212 with a FIP of 4.77 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 45. The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 23 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.63 (21 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (50 strikeouts vs 18 bases on balls). They have surrendered 9 dingers and they allow 3.98 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

With 4 save situations, the Twins have recorded 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 1 save chance and they have earned 1 save. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 3 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 80.0% of 5 inherited base runners. They sit at 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 18 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (9th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 47 assists, 2 errors and have earned a total of 156 putouts over the course of the season. In their 468 innings on the field, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 73.0% (5th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Ober has surrendered 274 base hits while he has tallied 294 strikeouts in 294 frames. He has given up 126 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.136 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.90 and he has gone up against 1,197 hitters during his career. Ober (13-13 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.86 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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