The Cleveland Guardians (88-65) are favored on the moneyline (-113) in Thursday’s contest with the Minnesota Twins (80-72). Game time is at 1:10 p.m. ET on BSN. The Twins, with +159 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo gets the start, and he’ll go against Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson.
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The Guardians have put together a 62-33 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.3% of those games).
Cleveland has a record of 59-28 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -113 or shorter (67.8% winning percentage).
The Twins have won 16, or 34.8%, of the 46 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, Minnesota has won 14 of its 37 games, or 37.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
The Guardians have played in 153 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-75-11).
Games involving the Twins have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 77 of 152 chances this season.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians rank 14th in runs scored with 678, 4.4 per game.
Cleveland averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 13th in baseball with 174 total home runs.
The Guardians have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.238).
Cleveland strikes out 7.4 times per game, the fourth-best mark in the majors.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
Cleveland has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have scored 711 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Minnesota’s 178 home runs rank 11th in Major League Baseball.
The Twins have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
Minnesota is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
The Twins average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the big leagues.
Minnesota has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.21) in the majors this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Cantillo gets the start for the Guardians, his seventh of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.99 ERA and 31 strikeouts through 30 2/3 innings pitched.
Jose Ramirez is batting .273 this season with a team-high 35 home runs and 107 RBI.
Josh Naylor is batting .245 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
Andres Gimenez has 139 hits this season and a slash line of .250/.299/.333.
Lane Thomas has collected 107 hits this season and has an OBP of .313. He’s slugging .400 on the year.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins will send Richardson (5-5) to the mound for his 27th start this season.
Carlos Santana has racked up a team-best 22 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
Willi Castro’s .251 batting average is a team-high mark.
Carlos Correa has 18 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 32 walks while batting .315.
Ryan Jeffers is batting .231 with 22 doubles, 20 home runs and 31 walks.
Guardians and Twins Injuries
Guardians: Steven Kwan: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Twins: Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kody Funderburk: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Topa: 60 Day IL (Knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day IL (Tricep)
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