Twins vs Guardians Odds & Picks (Sep. 17)

Shane Bieber will start for Cleveland against Minnesota. Bieber is a longshot AL Cy Young odds contender. He's had outstanding performances against the Twins and Royals. He has a 2.45 ERA against them through three starts.

Louie Varland made his MLB debut last week against the Yankees. He was a 15th round pick back in 2019. Vareland had an 8-5 record with a 3.06 ERA this year in AA and AAA ball.

Cleveland's lineup is not that impressive, but they have performed better over the past week and a half. The Twins are not going down in the AL Central without a fight. Minnesota will be without Jorge Polanco and Byron Buxton, while Max Kepler is day-to-day. Carlos Correa is hitting .415 against Twins pitching this season.

Cleveland had won the five previous meetings with Minnesota. Two of those games were started by Bieber. The injuries are adding up for Minnesota and Bieber is not a pitcher you want to face at less than full strength.