Cleveland Guardians (77-66) vs Minnesota Twins (72-71)
Game Info: Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 1:10 pm (Progressive Field)
Shane Bieber/Konnor Pilkington vs Louie Varland/Josh Winder
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The Minnesota Twins will play the Cleveland Guardians in a double header on Saturday at Progressive Field.
The Minnesota Twins are 72-71 this season and have won three of their last four games. Minnesota lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 4-3 on Friday night. The Minnesota pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average this season. The Twins offense has scored 621 runs with a .249 batting average and a .318 on base percentage. Carlos Correa is batting .283 with 21 home runs and 58 RBI’s for the Twins this season. The projected starter for Minnesota in Game 1 is Louie Varland, who is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP over 5.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starter for Minnesota in Game 2 is Josh Winder, who is 4-4 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 49.1 innings pitched this season.
The Cleveland Guardians are 77-66 this season and have won seven of their last eight games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Cleveland lost one game against the White Sox by a score of 8-2. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.61 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 594 runs with a .251 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Jose Ramirez is batting .280 with 27 home runs and 111 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. The projected starter for Cleveland in Game 1 is Shane Bieber, who is 10-8 with a 2.91 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 173.1 innings pitched this season. The projected starter for Cleveland in Game 2 is Konnor Pilkington, who is 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP over 52.1 innings pitched this season.
Cleveland came away with a huge win on Friday night and now has a four game lead in the AL Central over the White Sox and a five game lead over the Twins. Shane Bieber is starting in Game 1 for Cleveland and I expect the Guardians to win that game by at least two runs. In Game 2, I think Minnesota will get to Pilkington and get the win.