Twins vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for August 11

Published 12:25 am Sunday, August 11, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (68-49) will look to Jose Ramirez when they visit Carlos Santana and the Minnesota Twins (65-51) at Target Field on Sunday, August 11. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.

Sportsbooks have listed the Guardians (-120) as moneyline favorites against the Twins (+100). Sportsbooks have set the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Twins vs. Guardians Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024
  • Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Venue: Target Field
  • TV Channel: BSGL
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Guardians -120
  • Moneyline Underdog: Twins +100
  • Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher

  • The Twins will send David Festa (2-2) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
  • The right-hander allowed two hits in five scoreless innings pitched against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
  • Festa has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • He has finished one appearance without allowing an earned run in five chances this season.

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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 140 home runs.
  • Minnesota is sixth in MLB with a .427 slugging percentage this season.
  • The Twins have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
  • Minnesota is among the highest scoring teams in baseball, ranking ninth with 563 total runs this season.
  • The Twins have an OBP of .324 this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
  • The Twins have shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.
  • Minnesota has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
  • Minnesota strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
  • Twins pitchers have a 1.168 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.

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