Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (63-50) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (67-47) at Target Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Bibee and David Festa.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 12th in the league. They have tallied 530 runs scored and have an OBP of .312. The Guardians have compiled 185 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 498 RBI's in addition to 911 hits on the year, and their batting average is .242. Cleveland has a slugging % of .401 and have been rung up 825 times, while being walked on 331 occasions.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.77 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,007 hitters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 136 home runs and also 452 runs (3rd in baseball). They have walked 357 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a team on the year. Cleveland has yielded 882 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 424 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22.

The Guardians have dispatched 420 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 base runners this year with 26.5% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 38 saves for the year and have blown 14 out of their 52 chances to get a save. The Guardians bullpen have compiled a save rate of 73.1% and stepped onto the hill in 146 save situations. The relievers have racked up 92 holds for the year (1st in MLB). Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 119 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 9,108 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,036 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 986 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 95 double plays.

Bibee has thrown 263 frames and has tallied 273 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.21 (94 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.140. He has conceded 224 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 free passes. Bibee (19-8 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.17 and he has gone up against 1,080 hitters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have struck out on 912 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have accounted for 966 hits. Minnesota has compiled 137 home runs this year as well as 523 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .427 and they score 4.88 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have notched 227 doubles, while walking 348 times as well as recording 552 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.179 with a FIP of 3.83 as a team this year. They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 884. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 500 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.18 (465 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.30 (1,032 strikeouts vs 295 walks). They have allowed 130 homers and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

With 114 save situations, the Twins have 68 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 45 save opportunities and they have converted 31 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% out of their 131 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have sent 363 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

In 9,003 innings on the field, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have turned 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in baseball). The Twins have accrued 855 assists, 53 errors and have earned 3,001 putouts this year.

Festa (2-2 career record) has a 5.60 earned run average and has conceded 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.00 and he has faced 104 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 15 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.286 and having a FIP of 5.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Festa has allowed 25 base hits while he has totaled 30 K's in 24 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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