Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023
Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+115) Minnesota (-135)
The Minnesota Twins (31-27) will play the Cleveland Guardians (25-32) at Target Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at +115 while Minnesota is coming in at -135. The over/under is set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Triston McKenzie and Joe Ryan.
As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have 206 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. The Guardians have tallied 99 doubles as a team and have hit 33 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 190 runs batted in as well as 443 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .233. Cleveland has a slugging % of .348 and have been called out on strikes 405 times, while taking a walk on 177 occasions.
The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.87 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 431 hitters. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 57 long balls and also 240 total runs (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a unit on the campaign. Cleveland has allowed 484 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 219 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.
Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 48 times and also have had 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 30 holds over the course of the season (15th in baseball). The Guardians relievers have recorded a save percentage of 60.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 63 save situations. They have compiled 20 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 of their 33 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 runners on the campaign with 21.0% of them ended up scoring. The Guardians have dispatched 180 relievers to the hill so far this season.
The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,527 putouts on the year, as well as 535 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and they have turned 38 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,581 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB.
McKenzie (18-21 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.01 while facing 1,363 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 243 base knocks (6.3 hits per nine innings) and has 111 free passes. His ERA is 3.68 (141 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.027. McKenzie has thrown 344 innings and is sitting with 368 punch outs thus far in his career.
The Minnesota Twins have compiled a team OBP of .317 and a batting average of .234 so far this year. They have struck out on 589 occasions (1st in MLB) and have tallied 458 hits. Minnesota has tallied 76 long balls on the season to go along with 251 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .405 and they have an average of 4.55 runs per game (13th in the league). They have hit 93 two-baggers, while taking a walk 210 times as well as earning 264 runs.
The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.170 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a team on the season. They come in at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 439. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 216 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.43 (199 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (564 strikeouts against 172 bases on balls). They have yielded 55 homers and they concede 3.72 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).
Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 58 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. With 56 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 31 holds and also 12 blown saves. They rank 27th in baseball holding a save rate of 52.0%, and they have dispatched 174 relievers onto the field so far this year. Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves.
In their 4,698 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (11th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 39 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Twins have recorded 448 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 1,566 putouts on the campaign.
During his pro baseball career, Ryan has allowed 183 base knocks while earning 257 strikeouts in 238 frames. He has given up 90 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.039 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.95 and he has gone up against 965 batters during his MLB career. Ryan (22-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.39 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-135)
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