Twins vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 5/1/2025

The Minnesota Twins stay on the road Thursday with the game in Cleveland against the Guardians. Minnesota has thirteen wins and 17 losses this season following their loss to Cleveland last time out. The Minnesota offense has been shaky this season with a .233 team batting average. The Twins have scored 118 runs on 230 hits this season. The twins pitching has been the team's biggest strength this year with a 3.51 team RA. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Ty France leads Minnesota this season with a .267 batting average and eighteen RBIs on the year. Harrison Bader has a .244 batting average and Ryan Jeffers has chipped in heavily with a .257 batting average. Matt Wallner has a .263 batting average but has played in just 16 games. Byron Buxton has a .238 batting average in Leeds Minnesota with six home runs this season.

The Cleveland Guardians stay on their home field Thursday with 16 wins and 13 losses this season having won two of the last five following their victory last time out. Offensively Cleveland has been mediocre with a .236 team batting average. The Guardians have scored 110 runs on 222 hits to go along with 30 two home runs this season as a team. The Cleveland pitching has struggled however with a 4.48 team ERA.

Steven Kwan leads the Cleveland offense this season with a .333 batting average. Jose Ramirez has a .255 batting average and Gabriel Arias has a .270 batting average. Angel Martinez has a .333 batting average but has played only 16 games this season for Cleveland. Kyle Manzardo leads Cleveland this season with eight home runs and nineteen RBI's through 26 games played.

Cleveland is the better teams in this matchup and it will show on Thursday. Look for the Guardians to lean on their fans and better offense in this game. Cleveland has the better lineup and the better power having hit 8 more homers this year than Minnesota. The Guardians will do the work Thursday leading to the win. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win 6-3.