Minnesota Twins (64-50) vs Cleveland Guardians (67-48)
Game Info: Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Target Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Minnesota Twins -123 / Cleveland Guardians +105 — Over/Under: 8
The Cleveland Guardians and the Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action from Target Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cleveland Guardians will start Gavin Williams here and Williams is 1-4 with a 4.91 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. In his career, Williams is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 4 strikeouts against Minnesota. The Minnesota Twins will start Simeon Woods-Richardson here and Woods-Richardson is 3-2 with a 3.87 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. This will be Woods-Richardson’s second career start against the Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians Recap
The Cleveland Guardians will try to bounce back and try to salvage a split from the rest of the series after being swept in Friday’s double-header by a final score of 4-2 in game one and 6-3 in game two. That extended the losing streak to 7 games for the Guardians and puts them at risk of a third straight winless series after splitting with the Orioles and being swept by the Diamondbacks in the month of August so far.
Guardians Still Clinging To AL Central Lead
Going into Friday’s matchup, Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 124 hits as well as 30 home runs and 96 RBIs while Josh Naylor also has 25 home runs and 82 RBIs along with 18 doubles of his own. Ramirez has a team-high 25 doubles while Tyler Freeman has 14 doubles and Andres Gimenez has 47 RBIs with 16 stolen bases while the aforementioned Ramirez has a team-high 25 stolen bases on the year. Steven Kwan is also hitting .332 with 117 hits and 14 doubles this season.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won each of their last nine Saturday games against the Twins.
- The Twins have lost three of their last four games as favorites against the Guardians following a win.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against the Guardians following a win.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last seven Saturday games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
Minnesota Twins Recap
The Minnesota Twins will try to keep the pressure on after sweeping the double-header on Friday, giving the Twins a chance to bounce back from a series loss to the Cubs to start the week.
Twins Trying To Catch Guardians With Sweep
Entering Friday, Willi Castro leads the Twins at the dish with 104 hits including 25 doubles and 5 triples as well as 41 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Ryan Jeffers has a team-high 16 home runs, 52 RBIs and 18 doubles with a .226 batting average and .308 OBP. Carlos Santana has 14 home runs with 48 RBIs while Carlos Correa has 13 home runs, 47 RBIs and 16 doubles. Jose Miranda has 24 doubles and Castro has a team-high 108 strikeouts so far this season.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Guardians have lost each of their last seven games.
- The Twins have won each of their last seven home games against American League opponents.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last six games at Target Field.
Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction
I’m on the Twins here. I get why the plus money with the Guardians is tempting, as Cleveland has one of the best bullpens in baseball. However, it just feels like the Twins are on a mission right now and smell blood in the water against a vulnerable Guardians team. Extended losing skids are a rarity for the Guardians, but Minnesota’s on a roll, and I think they keep it going here. Give me Minnesota in this one.