Two squads in the AL Central — the Cleveland Guardians (86-64) and the Minnesota Twins (79-70) — play on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at Progressive Field.
Oddsmakers project the Twins as a close favorite (-115 on the moneyline) against the Guardians (-104). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Pablo Lopez (15-8), and Matthew Boyd (2-1) taking the ball for the Cleveland Guardians.
The Twins won their most recent contest versus the Reds by a 9-2 score yesterday, with Cole Sands picking up the win pitching throwing two innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out three. Carlos Santana went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively.
The Guardians knocked off the Rays 2-0 yesterday. Angel Martinez led the way offensively after going 2-for-3, and Ben Lively got the win, pitching five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out two.
Prepare for the Twins vs. Guardians with what you need to know ahead of Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
- Underdog: Guardians (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Guardians: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, September 16, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- The Twins have entered the game as favorites 102 times this season and won 61, or 59.8%, of those games.
- Minnesota has a record of 58-39 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -115 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Twins.
- So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 76 of 149 games with a total.
- The Twins are 67-81-0 against the spread in their 148 chances this season.
Pablo Lopez (Twins probable starter)
- Lopez (15-8 with a 3.88 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 169 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Twins, his 30th of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he tossed seven innings, allowing no earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 28-year-old has a 3.88 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 29 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .243 to his opponents.
- Lopez is aiming to record his seventh quality start in a row in this outing.
- Lopez will try to continue a 15-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).
- In five of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Guardians offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.394) and ranks 13th in MLB play with 170 home runs. It has a collective .238 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 1177 total hits and 14th in MLB play scoring 668 runs.
- Lopez has a 4.76 ERA and a 1.235 WHIP against the Guardians this season in 5 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .273 batting average over one appearance.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.88 ERA ranks 37th, 1.134 WHIP ranks 21st, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 13th.
Twins batting stats
- The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 177 home runs.
- Hitters for Minnesota rank seventh in the majors with a combined .422 team slugging percentage.
- The Twins rank ninth in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- Minnesota has scored 700 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Twins have an on-base percentage of .318 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- Minnesota is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have been victorious in 24, or 44.4%, of the 54 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 20 times in 49 chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 51% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cleveland and its opponents have gone over in 67 of its 150 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 149 games with a line this season, the Guardians have a mark of 77-72-0 against the spread.
Matthew Boyd (Guardians probable starter)
- The Guardians are sending Boyd (2-1) to make his seventh start of the season. He is 2-1 with a 2.18 ERA and 35 strikeouts through 33 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the lefty threw 4 1/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 2.18, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opponents have a .190 batting average against him.
- Boyd has three quality starts under his belt this season.
- Boyd has put up five starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
- He surrendered one or more earned runs in all of his appearances in 2024.
- He will match up with a Twins offense that ranks 12th in the league with 1254 total hits (on a .249 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .422 (seventh in the league) with 177 total home runs (10th in MLB play).
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians are 13th in MLB play with 170 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- So far this year, Cleveland’s .394 slugging percentage ranks 18th in the majors.
- The Guardians are 20th in MLB with a .238 batting average.
- The offense for Cleveland is the No. 14 offense in baseball, scoring 4.5 runs per game (668 total runs).
- The Guardians are 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .309.
