Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 11

Shane Bieber tries for his 10th win of the campaign when his Cleveland Guardians (72-65) visit the Minnesota Twins (69-69). The Guardians are favored in the matchup (-135) against the Twins (+115), and the game starts at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday. Cleveland has Bieber set to start, and Minnesota will send out Josh Winder.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Twins

• Game Day: Sunday, September 11, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Stadium: Target Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit 106 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB action.
• The Guardians have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.250).
• The Guardians’ .312 on-base percentage ranks 18th in the league.
• The Guardians strike out the least in baseball, averaging 6.9 per game.
• The Guardians average 0.9 homers per game when playing on the road this season (69 total in road outings).
• The Guardians are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 on the road.
• The club averages 9.0 hits per game and is batting .255 on the road this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez has 143 hits, which is tops among Cleveland hitters this season, while batting .280 with 69 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s batting average ranks 29th, his on-base percentage ranks 31st, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two walks and three RBI.
• Steven Kwan has 21 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 55 walks while hitting .287.
• Kwan ranks 23rd in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage and 117th in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Amed Rosario has hit nine homers with a team-high .395 SLG this season.
• Rosario has picked up a hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .209 with a home run and three RBI.
• Andres Gimenez leads Cleveland with an OBP of .369 this season while batting .300 with 28 walks and 52 runs scored.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins have hit 159 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• The Twins have an OBP of .318 this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
• The Twins rank 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
• In 71 games at home this season, they’ve hit 81 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .414 in home games this season with 209 extra-base hits.
• In 71 home games this season, they have a batting average of .254 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Luis Arraez has a .377 on-base percentage and a .429 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Twins.
• Including all qualified hitters in MLB, Arraez’s batting average places him fifth, his on-base percentage ranks 10th, and he is 65th in slugging.
• Arraez enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .292 with four doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Carlos Correa leads his team with 122 hits.
• Correa is 29th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .267 with 23 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 31 walks.
• Max Kepler has 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks while hitting .227.

Guardians vs. Twins Probable Pitchers