Twins vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for Sept. 16
Published 4:25 am Monday, September 16, 2024
When the Cleveland Guardians (86-64) match up with the Minnesota Twins (79-70) at Progressive Field on Monday, Sept. 16 at 6:40 p.m. ET, Andres Gimenez will be looking for his 30th steal of the season (he’s currently sitting at 29).
The Twins (-115), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this contest against the Guardians (-105) The over/under for this matchup is 7.5. The odds to hit the over are -125, while the odds are -105 to go under.
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Twins vs. Guardians Game Info
- Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Venue: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Twins -115
- Moneyline Underdog: Guardians -105
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -125, Under: -105)
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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher
- Pablo Lopez (15-8) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 30th start of the season. He has a 3.88 ERA in 169 1/3 innings pitched, with 183 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last appeared on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went seven innings, allowing no earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- Lopez is trying to register his seventh straight quality start in this matchup.
- Lopez will try to prolong a 15-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).
- In five of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Twins average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in baseball with 177 total home runs.
- Minnesota’s .422 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in baseball.
- The Twins have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.249).
- Minnesota ranks 11th in runs scored with 700 (4.7 per game).
- The Twins are 10th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.
- The Twins strike out 8.1 times per game to rank ninth in baseball.
- Minnesota’s 4.23 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Minnesota’s pitching staff is third in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Twins pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in MLB (1.201).
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