Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, May 13, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (18-12) are hosting the Cleveland Guardians (15-15) at Target Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Aaron Civale and Sonny Gray.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have notched a total of 145 runs scored and hold an OBP of .321. The Guardians have earned 53 doubles as a unit and have knocked 27 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 142 RBI's in addition to 262 hits on the season, while their team batting average is at .255. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 224 times, while being walked on 95 occasions.

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Guardians pitchers have allowed 27 long balls and 135 runs in total (23rd in MLB). They have walked 94 hitters and their FIP is 3.83 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. The Guardians have a team ERA of 4.05 on the season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 242 hitters.

Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 29 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 9 holds for the year (29th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 20 save situations. They have earned 7 saves on the year and have blown 3 out of their 10 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 38 base runners on the year and 21.1% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 101 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Guardians have turned 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,382 innings, ranking them 10th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 794 putouts so far this season, as well as 262 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 20th in pro baseball, and have 17 double plays.

Civale (20-17 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.33 while he has gone up against 1,136 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 262 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 69 free passes. His ERA is 4.17 (128 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.199. Civale has taken the mound for 276 innings and is sitting with 236 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .383 and they are earning 3.90 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have put up 50 doubles, while taking a walk 100 times as well as recording 117 runs. Minnesota has recorded 30 home runs on the season to go along with 110 RBIs. They have struck out on 253 occasions (18th in the league) and have tallied 226 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have recorded a team on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .235 so far this year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 97 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.14 (92 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 30 home runs and they allow 3.31 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.140 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.13 (269 strikeouts against 86 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 215.

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of 32 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 27 times in high leverage situations and on 21 occasions with base runners. With 26 save situations, the Twins have tallied 16 holds and 3 blown saves. They sit at 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 94 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Minnesota has had relievers enter the contest in 10 save opportunities and they have tallied 7 saves.

In their 2,376 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (8th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 21 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 230 assists, 15 errors and have accounted for 792 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Gray has allowed 1,100 hits while he has accumulated 1,233 K's in 1,277 innings pitched. Gray (82-73 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.61 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 512 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has gone up against 5,328 batters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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