Twins look to break skid in game against the Guardians

Updated May. 17, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Minnesota Twins (24-19, third in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (27-17, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (1-0, 3.24 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Guardians: Triston McKenzie (2-3, 3.54 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -120, Twins +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins aim to end their three-game slide with a victory over the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland has a 27-17 record overall and a 12-6 record in home games. The Guardians have a 19-3 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Minnesota is 13-8 on the road and 24-19 overall. The Twins have an 8-2 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Friday is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has eight doubles, 12 home runs and 33 RBI while hitting .261 for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 12-for-38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Ryan Jeffers has 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 30 RBI for the Twins. Carlos Santana is 11-for-37 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .211 batting average, 3.31 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Twins: 5-5, .215 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Guardians: Gavin Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Kwan: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eli Morgan: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60-Day IL (foot), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Weiss: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winder: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

share

in this topic

Cleveland Guardians

Major League Baseball

Minnesota Twins

Carlos Santana

Ryan Jeffers

Josh Naylor

Triston McKenzie

Minnesota Twins

Cleveland Guardians

MLB - Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians - 05/17/2024