Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians 9/19/2022 Picks

Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians 9/19/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Minnesota Twins (73-73) will collide with division rival Cleveland (79-67) in the AL Central Division five-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 1:10 PM ET.

Minnesota is in 3rd place at 73-73 in the American League Central Division with a .500 team percentage and 6 games behind first place after racking up 631 runs while handing over 613 for a +18 run difference this season.

The Twins stopped a three-game winning streak of the Guardians over the weekend with a 3-0 win on Sunday. Left Fielder Jake Cave led the scoring for Minnesota with a one-run score on one hit while driving one RBI in the winning effort.

Starter Joe Ryan finished 7.2 innings of work after giving away just 3 hits and 2 free walks but struck out 5 Cleveland hitters in that match.

Center Fielder Byron Buxton, First Basemen Luis Arraez, and Jose Miranda are the top three batters for the Twins this season to date.

Buxton hit 28 long balls with a .224 batting average while Miranda hit a team-high 64 RBIs with a .271 BA and Arraez slugged .426 with an OBP of .375 for Minnesota.

Right-handed Pitcher Sonny Gray (8-4, 2.83 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 116 Ks) will be climbing up the hill to start for the Twins against the Guardians on Monday afternoon. Gray gave up 94 hits, 35 BBs, and 10 home runs in finishing 117.2 innings of work for the year.

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Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Predictions 9/19/2022

The Cleveland Guardians took the lead at 79-67 in the American League Central Division with a team percentage of .541 and 6 matches ahead of Minnesota in 3rd place after accumulating 606 runs while allowing 577 for a run difference of +29 over the course of the season.

The Guardians failed to earn their 4th straight win after a 0-3 loss to the Twins in game 4 on Sunday.

The Cleveland batters made only three hits with no runs completed while starter Cody Morris gave up 6 hits, one earned run, and a walk but fanned out 6 Minnesota hitters after finishing 6.0 innings of work.

The Guardians’ batting unit is powered by their top bat 3rd Baseman Jose Ramirez who knocked 28 balls over the perimeter while driving a team-high 112 RBIs with a batting average of .278.

Second Baseman Andres Gimenez sports a team-leading batting average of .297, an OBP of .369, and a slugging percentage of .472 for Cleveland this year.

The Guardians will counter with right-hander Cal Quantrill (12-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 114 Ks) to step on the pitcher’s rubber and start game 5 versus the Twins on Monday.

Quantrill relinquished 157 hits, 43 free bases, and 19 long balls in pitching for 164.0 innings in the major league this season.

Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians. The MLB Pick for this contest is Cleveland -115. The Guardians will outmatch the undermanned team of the Twins who will be missing one key player in Shortstop Jorge Polanco (knee) who will be sidelined for the rest of the year.

Cleveland will dominate this match at home with a 39-32 record while Minnesota struggled on the road after losing 41 of their last 71 outings away from home. The prediction: Cleveland will win 3-2.

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