Twins vs. Guardians: Betting Preview for August 11

The Cleveland Guardians (68-49) will use 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 p.m. ET.

Sportsbooks have listed the Guardians (-120) as 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 p.m. ET
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Venue: Target field
• TV channels: BSGL
• Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Information

• Moneyline Favorite: Guardian -120
• Moneyline underdogs: Gemini +100
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Likely starting pitcher for the Twins

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

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Twins hitting and pitching performance

• The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 140 home runs.
• Minnesota ranks sixth in the MLB with a slugging percentage of .427 this season.
• The Twins have a team batting average of .252 this season, ranking ninth among MLB teams.
• Minnesota is one of the top scoring teams in baseball, ranking ninth with a total of 563 runs this season.
• The Twins have an OBP of .324 this season, which ranks eighth in the MLB.
• The Twins have shown patience at bat this season and have the ninth-best strikeout rate per game (8.0) of all MLB offenses.
• Minnesota ranks 20th in the Major Leagues this season with a 4.14 average.
• As a pitching team, Minnesota strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings, the second-best mark in the MLB.
• The Twins pitchers have a WHIP of 1.168 this season, the second-best in the major leagues.

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