Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins MLB Betting Preview | September 17

Owen Miller sits at 98 hits this season, and will look for his 100th when the Cleveland Guardians (77-66) take on the Minnesota Twins (72-71) on Saturday at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians are favored (-131) over the Twins (+111). Cleveland’s Shane Bieber starts against Minnesota’s Louie Varland.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Twins

• Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (111).
• The Guardians’ .251 batting average ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Guardians rank 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .313.
• The Guardians strike out the least in baseball, averaging 6.9 per game.
• The Guardians average 0.6 homers per home game this season (40 total at home).
• The Guardians are averaging 2.4 extra-base hits per game while slugging .359 at home.
• The team is batting .247 with 552 hits (8.1 per game) at home this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with 148 hits, batting .280 this season with 73 extra-base hits.
• Ramirez is 29th in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging among qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Steven Kwan is batting .285 with 21 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 57 walks.
• Kwan’s batting average is 24th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 19th, and his slugging percentage 118th.
• Amed Rosario has an OPS of .700, fueled by an OBP of .307 and a team-best slugging percentage of .393 this season.
• Rosario enters this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .286 with three doubles and four RBI.
• Andres Gimenez leads Cleveland in OBP (.366) this season, fueled by 129 hits.

Twins Stats & Trends

Twins Batting

• The Twins rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 165 home runs.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .318.
• The Twins rank 11th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
• In 68 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• In 68 road games this season, they’re slugging .401 with 201 hits going for extra bases.
• In 68 road games this season, they have a batting average of .244 while averaging 8.4 base hits per contest.

Twins Key Batters

• Luis Arraez has accumulated a team-best OBP (.379) and slugging percentage (.431).
• Including all qualifying hitters, Arraez is third in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks ninth and he is 64th in slugging.
• Carlos Correa has 128 hits to lead his team.
• Correa is currently 27th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .273 with 23 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 33 walks.
• Jose Miranda is hitting .276 with 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 25 walks.

Guardians vs. Twins Probable Pitchers