Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Minnesota Twins (2-2) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (4-2) at Target Field on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Pablo Lopez.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 6.3 runs per outing, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have earned 38 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. The Guardians have compiled 14 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 5 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 32 RBI's in addition to 60 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .280. Cleveland has a slugging % of .444 and have been rung up 43 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 2.94 on the season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 59 batters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 3 home runs and also 18 total runs (7th in the league). They have walked 21 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.23 as a team for the season. Cleveland has conceded 43 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 17 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23.

The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 7 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners on the campaign and 30.0% of them earned a run for their team. Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 4 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 22 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have 5 holds this season (2nd in MLB). They have compiled 2 saves on the season and have blown 0 of 2 save opportunities.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 156 putouts on the year, in addition to 52 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and they have turned 5 double plays. The Guardians have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 468 innings, which has them ranked 21st in baseball.

Bibee has taken the ball for 146 innings and has totaled 145 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.08 (50 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.219. He has conceded 128 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 50 walks. Bibee (10-4 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.56 and he has gone up against 607 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .266 and they average 2.75 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have put up 7 doubles, while getting a free base 14 times and scoring 11 runs. Minnesota has hit 1 long balls this season to go along with 10 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 38 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned 24 base hits. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .291 in addition to a team batting average of .188 for the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.265 with a FIP of 5.19 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (34 strikeouts against 12 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 31. They have conceded 7 home runs and they give up 4.24 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 16 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (15 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 2 save situations, the Twins have accrued 1 hold in addition to 0 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers enter the game in 1 save chance and they have tallied 1 save. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and also on 2 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 100.0% out of 3 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in the league holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 12 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

Out of their 306 innings on the field, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (6th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 1 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .992 (6th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 21 assists, 1 error and have a total of 78 putouts for the year.

Lopez (40-39 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.84 and he has gone up against 2,935 batters during his career. He has allowed 303 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.172 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his career, Lopez has given up 643 base knocks and he has 730 strikeouts in 711 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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