Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports North

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (86-64) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (79-70) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Zebby Matthews and Gavin Williams.

Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .422 and have been called out on strikes 1,202 times, while taking a walk on 429 occasions. They have 665 RBI's as well as 1,254 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .249. The Twins have tallied 289 doubles as a unit and have hit 177 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 700 runs and hold an OBP of .318. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 11th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers have allowed 172 home runs and 666 total runs (18th in MLB). Minnesota has surrendered 1,196 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 619 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 4.22 on the year (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,347 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 386 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team so far this season.

The Twins have dispatched 476 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 169 runners so far this year and 43.8% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 41 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 58 save chances. The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.7% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. The relievers have racked up 86 holds on the campaign (9th in MLB). Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 112 times in addition to having 177 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 3,956 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,139 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 70 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 11,868 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in baseball.

Matthews (1-3 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 7.06 while he has gone up against 121 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 37 base hits (13.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 5 free passes. His earned run average is 7.17 (20 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.673. Matthews has thrown 25 innings and has accounted for 27 K's so far in his MLB career.

Cleveland has a total of 170 long balls on the campaign and 630 RBIs. They have put up 230 two-baggers, while walking 439 times as well as earning 668 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a team OBP of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .238 over the course of the season. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .394 and they are recording 4.45 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,104 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,177 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.202 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a staff this year. They come in at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,145. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 587 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.71 (548 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,309 strikeouts against 453 walks). They have given up 174 homers and they give up 3.98 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

With 185 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 118 holds and also 15 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 65 save chances and they have recorded 50 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 190 times in high leverage situations and also on 157 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.1% of 221 inherited runners. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 549 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

Out of their 11,961 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (3rd in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 117 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 1,283 assists, 77 errors and have a total of 3,987 putouts for the season.

Williams (6-14 career win-loss record) has a 4.16 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 633 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 68 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and having a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Williams has surrendered 129 base knocks while tallying 150 strikeouts in 147 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland

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