The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins meet Sunday in MLB action at Target Field. The Cleveland Guardians look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Minnesota Twins need a win after losing four of their last five games.
The Cleveland Guardians have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last six games. The Guardians have won five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 35 hits and 32 RBI, while Myles Straw and Andres Gimenez have combined for 58 hits and 24 RBI. Triston McKenzie gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 2.76 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. McKenzie is 1-3 with a 5.95 ERA and 25 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 14 runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in seven of their last nine games. The Twins have lost five of their last seven games when scoring three or fewer runs. Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 30 hits and 20 RBI, while Luis Arraez and Max Kepler have combined for 52 hits and 21 RBI. Joe Ryan gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 2.56 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. Ryan is 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.
The Guardians are 4-9 in their last 13 road games and 10-4 in their last 14 Sunday games. The Twins are 10-3 in their last 13 home games and 15-6 in their last 21 overall. The over is 8-2 in Guardians last 10 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in Twins last 8 overall. The Guardians are 4-12 in the last 16 meetings in Minnesota and 4-9 in the last 13 meetings.
Triston McKenzie has been great all season, allowing 21 hits and nine runs in 29.1 innings while striking out 30. Joe Ryan has been sharp as well, but he’s been shaky in his last two starts, allowing 10 hits and six runs in his last 8.2 innings while walking six. The Minnesota Twins have also been shaky all week. There’s great value with the Guardians as an underdog here.