Twins vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for Sept. 18
Published 4:25 am Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Cleveland Guardians (87-65) will go head to head against the Minnesota Twins (80-71) at Progressive Field on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 6:40 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 29 steals, Andres Gimenez will be looking to pilfer his 30th stolen base of the year.
Sportsbooks have listed the Guardians (-120) as moneyline favorites versus the Twins (+100). This game has an over/under of 7.5 runs (over -105; under -115).
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Twins vs. Guardians Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, September 18, 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: Guardians -120
- Moneyline Underdog: Twins +100
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Twins’ Bailey Ober (12-7) will make his 29th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
- He has 17 quality starts in 28 chances this season.
- Ober has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
- In 28 appearances this season, he has finished five without allowing an earned run.
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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Twins’ 178 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- Minnesota is seventh in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
- The Twins have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
- Minnesota has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 707 (4.7 per game).
- The Twins have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Twins have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
- Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.21 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- Minnesota has a 9.2 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined 1.203 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
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