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Luis Arraez leads the Minnesota Twins (68-67) into a matchup with Andres Gimenez and the Cleveland Guardians (70-65) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET at Target Field. Arraez is hitting .314, the fifth-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Twins (-114), and Gimenez is eighth in MLB play with a .305 batting average this season for the underdog Guardians (-105). Minnesota has Dylan Bundy starting, and Cleveland will send out Cal Quantrill.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Guardians
- Game Day: Friday, September 9, 2022
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -114 | 8 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 157 total home runs .
- The Twins are 12th in MLB with a .248 batting average.
- The Twins’ .318 on-base percentage is 10th-best in baseball.
- The Twins’ 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the league.
- The Twins average 1.2 homers per game when playing at home this season (80 total in home outings).
- The Twins have a .412 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .251.
Twins Key Batters
- Arraez leads Minnesota with an OBP of .377, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .423.
- Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Arraez is fifth in batting average, 10th in on-base percentage, and 66th in slugging.
- Arraez will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with a double and a walk.
- Carlos Correa has 115 hits, which is best among Minnesota batters this season. He’s batting .271 with 37 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters, Correa’s batting average ranks him 42nd, his on-base percentage 29th, and his slugging percentage 51st.
- Correa enters this matchup looking to extend his five-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .318 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBI.
- Gio Urshela has collected 107 base hits, an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
- Urshela enters this game with two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .190 with a double and a walk.
- Max Kepler is batting .231 with a .323 OBP and 43 RBI for Minnesota this season.
Guardians Stats & Trends
Guardians Batting
- The Guardians rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 102 home runs as a team.
- The Guardians’ .250 batting average ranks 11th in the league this season.
- The Guardians have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Guardians are the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 928 as a team.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 72 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .394 in away games this season with 213 extra-base hits.
- In 72 road games this season, they have a batting average of .253 while averaging 8.9 base hits per contest.
Guardians Key Batters
- Jose Ramirez has accumulated 139 hits, a team-high for the Guardians.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 32nd, his on-base percentage ranks 34th, and he is 10th in slugging.
- Steven Kwan has 21 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 51 walks while batting .289.
- Kwan is currently 19th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage and 117th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.
- Amed Rosario has racked up a slugging percentage of .391, a team-best for the Guardians.
- Gimenez has a .372 OBP to lead his team.
Twins vs. Guardians Probable Pitchers
| Bundy | Quantrill | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | GS | 26 |
| 8-6 | W-L | 11-5 |
| 4.34 | ERA | 3.55 |
| 118.1 | IP | 152.0 |
| 25 | BB | 42 |
| 84 | SO | 101 |
