Friday's contest at Target Field has the Minnesota Twins (63-50) going head to head against the Cleveland Guardians (67-47) at 2:10 PM ET (on August 9). Our computer prediction projects a close 5-4 victory for the Twins, so expect a tight matchup.

The Twins will give the ball to Bailey Ober (11-5, 3.69 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 12 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Alex Cobb.

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Twins vs. Guardians Game Info & Odds

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Twins vs. Guardians Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Twins 5, Guardians 4.

Total Prediction for Twins vs. Guardians

  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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    • Twins Performance Insights

    • The Twins have played as the favorite in eight of their past 10 games and won six of those contests.
    • When it comes to hitting the over, Minnesota and its opponents are 6-3-1 in its last 10 games with a total.
    • The Twins have won 45, or 61.6%, of the 73 games they've played as favorites this season.
    • Minnesota has a record of 31-17, a 64.6% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by sportsbooks this season.
    • The Twins have a 59.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
    • Minnesota has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 552.
    • The Twins have the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.19).

    Guardians Performance Insights

    • In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Guardians have posted a mark of 2-5.
    • When it comes to the total, Cleveland and its opponents are 7-2-1 in its previous 10 games.
    • The Guardians have been victorious in 18, or 45%, of the 40 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
    • This season, Cleveland has been victorious eight times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
    • The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
    • The offense for Cleveland is the No. 12 offense in baseball, scoring 4.6 runs per game (530 total runs).
    • Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.77 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.

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    Twins Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 3 White Sox W 6-2 Bailey Ober vs Garrett Crochet
    August 4 White Sox W 13-7 Simeon Woods Richardson vs Chris Flexen
    August 5 @ Cubs W 3-0 David Festa vs Kyle Hendricks
    August 6 @ Cubs L 7-3 Pablo Lopez vs Shota Imanaga
    August 7 @ Cubs L 8-2 Joe Ryan vs Javier Assad
    August 9 Guardians - Bailey Ober vs Alex Cobb
    August 9 Guardians - Louie Varland vs Alex Cobb
    August 10 Guardians - Simeon Woods Richardson vs Gavin Williams
    August 11 Guardians - David Festa vs TBA
    August 12 Royals - Pablo Lopez vs Brady Singer
    August 13 Royals - Joe Ryan vs Seth Lugo

    Guardians Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 3 Orioles L 7-4 Joey Cantillo vs Zach Eflin
    August 4 Orioles L 9-5 Gavin Williams vs Corbin Burnes
    August 5 Diamondbacks L 7-6 Logan Allen vs Zac Gallen
    August 7 Diamondbacks L 7-3 Ben Lively vs Brandon Pfaadt
    August 7 Diamondbacks L 5-3 Carlos Carrasco vs Eduardo Rodríguez
    August 9 @ Twins - Alex Cobb vs Bailey Ober
    August 9 @ Twins - Alex Cobb vs Louie Varland
    August 10 @ Twins - Gavin Williams vs Simeon Woods Richardson
    August 11 @ Twins - TBA vs David Festa
    August 12 Cubs - Ben Lively vs Kyle Hendricks
    August 13 Cubs - Carlos Carrasco vs Shota Imanaga

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