Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-145) Minnesota (+125)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (44-47) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (47-44) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at -145 while Minnesota is coming in at +125. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers will be Joey Cantillo and Taj Bradley.

The Guardians have accrued 140 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 84 balls out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .368 and have struck out 749 times, while drawing a walk on 337 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 28th in MLB. They have accumulated 345 runs batted in and 688 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .230. They have earned 362 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.80 on the campaign (9th in the league), and they have struck out 820 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 106 home runs and also 371 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 298 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team this season. Cleveland has relinquished 719 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 340 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.75 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Guardians have dispatched 303 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 131 base runners so far this year with 23.7% of those runners crossing the plate. The relievers have a total of 74 holds so far this year (1st in the league). Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 86 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 29 saves this year and have missed out on 8 out of their 37 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 78.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have 2,418 putouts so far this season, as well as 729 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and have 64 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,254 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Cantillo has pitched in 225 frames and has totaled 241 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.76 (94 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.307. He has given up 193 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 101 walks. Cantillo (14-10 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.70 while going up against 947 batters in the major leagues.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .417 and they score 4.92 runs per outing (6th in MLB). They have hit 148 two-baggers, while walking 301 times as well as notching 448 runs. Minnesota has accumulated 117 long balls on the year to go along with 426 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 753 instances (15th in the league) and are sitting with 762 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 465 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.78 (426 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 106 homers and they surrender 5.22 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.388 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (746 strikeouts against 329 bases on balls). They are sitting at 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 784.

They rank 13th in the league with a save rate of 68.6%, and they have dispatched 299 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Twins have accrued 58 holds and also 11 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of 149 inherited base runners.

Out of their 7,221 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (26th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (19th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 678 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 2,407 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Bradley has allowed 435 base knocks while he has accumulated 512 punch outs in 473 frames. Bradley (26-30 career record) is the owner of a 4.68 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 246 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.299 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 2,022 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-145)

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