The Minnesota Twins (79-70), led by Carlos Santana, visit Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians (86-64) at 6:40 p.m. ET on Monday in a series opener.
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When is Twins vs. Guardians and when does it start?
Where to watch Twins vs. Guardians
The Twins and Guardians will take to the field at Progressive Field for this matchup on Sept. 16, and if you would like to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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You can catch this game live on BSGL.
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Twins Stats, Odds & Insights
The Twins are 63-40 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 61.2% of those games).
Minnesota averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in baseball with 177 total home runs.
The Twins’ .422 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in MLB.
Minnesota has a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.201).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Guardians have won 25 out of the 56 games, or 44.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Cleveland has hit 170 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the majors.
The Guardians rank 18th in the majors with a .394 team slugging percentage.
Cleveland has the fifth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.203 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
Twins Starter Recent Performance: Pablo Lopez
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Angels | Sept. 10 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
at Rays | Sept. 5 | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
vs. Blue Jays | Aug. 30 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
vs. Cardinals | Aug. 24 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
at Rangers | Aug. 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Matthew Boyd
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at White Sox | Sept. 11 | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
at Dodgers | Sept. 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
vs. Pirates | Aug. 31 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
vs. Rangers | Aug. 25 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
at Yankees | Aug. 20 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Twins Key Players to Watch
Pablo Lopez gets the start for the Twins, his 30th of the season. He is 15-8 with a 3.88 ERA and 183 strikeouts through 169 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent outing on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, the right-hander went seven innings, allowing no earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 28-year-old has a 3.88 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 29 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .243 to his opponents.
Santana is batting .243 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 65 RBI.
Willi Castro leads Minnesota in batting with a .249 average while slugging 11 homers and driving in 55 runs.
Ryan Jeffers has collected 88 base hits, an OBP of .308 and a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Matthew Boyd (2-1) will take the mound for the Guardians, his seventh start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 4 1/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while allowing six hits.
The 33-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 2.18, a 5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .909.
Ramirez leads the Guardians with 35 home runs and 107 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor is batting .245 with 25 doubles, 29 home runs and 55 walks.
Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-best batting average of .291.
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