Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-160) Minnesota (+132)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (24-20) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (25-18) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at -160 while the Twins are opening at +132. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Allen and Bailey Ober.

Cleveland is slugging .381 and have struck out 341 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. They have tallied 165 runs batted in in addition to 324 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .233. The Guardians have tallied 56 doubles as a unit and have knocked 48 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 176 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .308. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.1 runs/g, which has them sitting at 18th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41. Guardians pitchers have given up 47 home runs and 190 runs in total (18th in the league). Cleveland has relinquished 374 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 175 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 4.14 over the course of the season (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 361 hitters. They have walked 162 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad so far this year.

Guardians pitchers have entered the game with runners on 36 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 38 holds for the year (1st in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.7% and have entered the game in 57 save situations. They have compiled 14 saves on the season and have blown 5 out of their 19 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 base runners for the season and 32.7% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 151 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Guardians have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,420 innings, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 1,140 putouts this year, in addition to 324 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays.

Allen (17-15 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.44 and he has gone up against 1,153 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 283 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 109 walks. His ERA is 4.51 (132 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.489. Allen has taken the ball for 263 innings and has totaled 229 K's in his career.

The Twins hold a slugging % of .382 and they average 4.14 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have hit 72 two-baggers, while taking a walk 128 times as well as notching 182 runs. Minnesota is sitting with 42 HRs this season to go along with 174 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 361 occasions (16th in the league) and have 348 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins have compiled a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a batting average of .239 on the campaign.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.161 in addition to having a FIP of 3.54 as a unit this year. They come in at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 338. The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 154 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.30 (141 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (388 strikeouts against 108 walks). They have yielded 43 dingers and they surrender 3.61 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of their 47 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Twins have earned 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They sit at 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have sent 151 relievers to the mound so far this year. Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 18 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

In 3,459 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (15th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Twins have 311 assists, 26 errors and have amassed 1,153 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Ober has given up 455 base hits while he has accumulated 524 strikeouts in 519 innings. Ober (29-22 career record) has a 3.76 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 217 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.096 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 4.60 and he has faced 2,103 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-160)

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