Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction MLB Picks 9/17/24

Cleveland Guardians (85-64) vs Minnesota Twins (78-70)

September 17, 2024 at 06:40 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians +101 / Minnesota Twins -119 — Over/Under: 9

The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Guardians meet Tuesday in MLB game 2 action at Progressive Field. Here’s a Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Pick.

Minnesota Twins Betting Preview

The Minnesota Twins are 79-71 on the year after playing the Angels and Reds. The Minnesota Twins have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Minnesota Twins have won 3 of their last 4 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Willi Castro leads the Minnesota Twins with 129 hits and 55 RBI, while Carlos Santana and Jose Miranda have combined for 230 hits and 114 RBI.

Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

The Cleveland Guardians are 87-64 on the year after playing the White Sox and Rays. The Cleveland Guardians have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Cleveland Guardians have won 10 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Guardians with 159 hits and 107 RBI, while Steven Kwan and Andres Gimenez have combined for 276 hits and 103 RBI.

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Pitching Pick Matchup

Zebby Matthews gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 1-3 with a 7.11 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Matthews has allowed 14 hits and 6 runs in his last 8.1 innings. Matthews has a 5.40 ERA and a .295 allowed batting average in 10 road innings. This will be Matthews’ first career game against the Cleveland Guardians.

Gavin Williams gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 3-9 with a 5.23 ERA and 69 strikeouts this season. Williams has allowed 10 hits and 9 runs in his last 13 innings. Williams has a 7.07 ERA and .319 allowed batting average in 28 home innings. Williams is 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.

Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts

Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in three of the Guardians’ last eight games against the Twins.
Josh Naylor has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Guardians’ last three games against the Twins at Progressive Field.
Josh Naylor has scored a run in each of the Guardians’ last four games as home favorites against the Twins.
Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last nine games against AL opponents.
Will Brennan has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances against the Twins after playing the previous day.
Steven Kwan has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances with the Guardians as home favorites against the Twins.
Jose Ramirez ranks T8th in the league in Home Runs (35) this season.

Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts

Carlos Correa has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Twins as road underdogs against AL opponents.
Carlos Correa has recorded two RBIs in each of his last four appearances with the Twins as underdogs.
Carlos Correa has scored at least one run in each of his last five road appearances after playing the previous day.
Willi Castro has recorded a single in each of the Twins’ last five games.
Carlos Correa has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in night games.
Manuel Margot has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
Kyle Farmer has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances in night games.

Matchup/League Facts

The Cleveland Guardians rank 4th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.231).
The Cleveland Guardians rank 4th in the league for hits allowed this season (1153).
The Minnesota Twins rank 3rd in the league for walks allowed this season (389).
The Minnesota Twins rank 4th in the league for strikeouts this season (1354).