Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/16/24, 3:40 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Guardians appear to be on track to win the AL Central this season. They will begin a new series against the Twins, against whom they have won 7 of the last 9 games. The games between these teams have also been characterized by being low-scoring this year, with 6 of 9 resulting in a Game Total UNDER.

The Guardians have a 28-20 record in Game 1 series, and the pitcher scheduled to pitch the first game will be Boyd. When Boyd has pitched, in his last 5 starts, the Guardians have won 4 times. In his last start, he managed to strike out 9 White Sox in just 4.1 IP.

However, some betting sites will have the Twins as favorites in this first game, mainly because Lopez will be pitching, who has been unstoppable in the last stretch of the season. In his last 5 starts Lopez has a 0.79 ERA, the Twins have won the last 4 where they were favored and he has pitched 6 or more innings in each of his last 5 games. In his last 13.2 IP Lopez has struck out 19. Maybe Lopez can turn around the series of bad appearances by the Twins starters, who have a 5.15 ERA in the last 10 games.