Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins 9/11/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Guardians complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Minnesota Twins. Cleveland is 71-65 following its 7-6 victory over Minnesota in the opening game of the series on Friday. Oscar Gonzalez hit a pair of home runs for the Guardians and collected five RBIs. Cleveland is first in the American League Central, 1 ½ games ahead of the second-place Chicago White Sox.

Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .302 to lead Cleveland and has a team-high .370 on-base percentage. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 26 and RBIs with 108 while shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 148. On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Shane Bieber to the mound. The right-hander is 9-8 with a 2.96 ERA, 171 Ks and 34 BBs.

Minnesota dropped to 69-68 following its one-run loss to Cleveland on Friday. Minnesota starting pitcher Dylan Bundy suffered the loss after allowing seven runs on 12 hits across only 4 ⅔ innings. Minnesota has lost seven of the last nine and dropped to third place in the American League Central, 2 ½ games behind the first place Guardians. 

First baseman Luis Arraez is batting .313 to lead Minnesota and has team highs in hits with 148 and on-base percentage at .375. With center fielder Byron Buxton out injured, the leader in home runs is Carlos Correa with 19, while the leader in RBIs is Jose Miranda with 61. Minnesota has not announced its starting pitcher for the series finale on Sunday versus Cleveland.