In the final game of a four-game set at Progressive Field, the Minnesota Twins (80-72) face the Cleveland Guardians (88-65), Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers project the Guardians as a tight favorite (-113 to win on the moneyline) against the Twins (-106). The Cleveland Guardians will hand the ball to Joey Cantillo (2-3, 4.99 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Twins will counter with Simeon Woods Richardson (5-5, 4.08 ERA).
These squads play again following the Guardians’ 5-4 victory over the Twins yesterday. Hunter Gaddis (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) picked up the win for the Guardians. Josh Naylor went 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Ronny Henriquez (0.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Twins.
Before watching this Guardians vs. Twins matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Guardians (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
Underdog: Twins (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Twins: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Game Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Progressive Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 96 times this season and won 63, or 65.6%, of those games.
Cleveland is 57-29 this season when entering a game favored by -113 or more on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 53.1% chance to win.
Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 68 of 153 opportunities.
In 152 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 78-74-0 ATS.
Joey Cantillo (Guardians probable starter)
Cantillo (2-3) takes the mound for the Guardians in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 4.99 ERA in 30 2/3 innings pitched, with 31 strikeouts.
The left-hander’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed five scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
In seven games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.99, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .228 against him.
Cantillo is trying to collect his second quality start of the year in this matchup.
Cantillo will try to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.3 innings per appearance).
In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Twins offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 1278 total hits and 11th in MLB play with 711 runs scored. It has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.419) and ranks 11th in home runs (178) in all of MLB.
Head-to-head against the Twins this season, Cantillo has thrown 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out two.
Guardians batting stats
The Guardians’ 174 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 424 extra-base hits, Cleveland ranks 17th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
Cleveland has scored 678 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
The Guardians have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).
Cleveland has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.4) among MLB offenses.
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
The Twins have been victorious in 18, or 37.5%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Minnesota has a win-loss record of 16-28 when favored by -106 or worse by bookmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 51.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Minnesota and its opponents have gone over in 77 of its 152 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Twins have an against the spread mark of 69-82-0 in 151 games with a line this season.
Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins probable starter)
The Twins will send Richardson (5-5) to the mound to make his 27th start of the season. He is 5-5 with a 4.08 ERA and 109 strikeouts through 128 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, the right-hander tossed three innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
The 23-year-old has put up a 4.08 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 26 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .237 to his opponents.
Richardson has registered seven quality starts this season.
Richardson has pitched five or more innings in a game 14 times this year entering this game.
In three of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
He will match up with a Guardians offense that ranks 25th in the league with 1202 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .394 (17th in the league) with 174 total home runs (13th in MLB play).
Richardson has a 2.19 ERA and a 0.649 WHIP against the Guardians this season in 12 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .178 batting average over two appearances.
Twins batting stats
The Twins average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB action with 178 total home runs.
So far this year, Minnesota ranks eighth in the majors, slugging .419.
The Twins have the eighth-best batting average in the league (.249).
Minnesota scores the 11th-most runs in baseball (711 total, 4.7 per game).
The Twins rank 10th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .318.
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