Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 4-6-2024 (2024)

The second game of a series in the AL Central takes place Saturday afternoon when the Cleveland Guardians (6-2) take on the Minnesota Twins (3-3). The teams took a day off after their first meeting where the Guardians won 4-2 on the road, as the Cleveland pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts in the win. The Guardians are tied with the Tigers for the lead in the AL Central, with the Twins two games back. The Guardians will start right hander Carlos Carrasco (5.40 ERA) on the mound, while the Twins will send out another right hander Joe Ryan (1.69 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 EST from Target Field in Minneapolis.

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Ten Straight Road Games

The Cleveland Guardians start their 2024 season with ten straight games away from home, but have gotten off to a surprisingly strong start. They took three out of four from the Athletics, and two out of three from the Mariners to win both of their opening series. They now have the series lead in this matchup with the Twins, before they finally head home to take on their AL Central rival White Sox. In their last game, the Guardians got three hits from their leadoff man left fielder Steven Kwan in the 4-2 win.

Kwan has been on fire at the top of the lineup this season, he is hitting .385 and leads the team in hits with 15 and runs with 10. He has one home run on the season, and no one on the Guardians has two home runs on the year yet. Jose Ramirez was predicted to be the best offensive player on the team, The third baseman bats third in the lineup, has 10 hits and leads the team with seven RBIs. Ramirez also has one homer so far. Andres Gimenez is a second baseman batting second with nine hits, and Josh Naylor is a 26-year-old first baseman who has knocked in five runs from the cleanup spot.

Carlos Carrasco is a veteran on the mound. The 37-year-old out of Venezuela played for the Mets last season and finished with a 3-8 record. In his lone appearance this season, he lasted five innings but gave up six hits and three runs in a loss to the Athletics. He only had three strikeouts in his first start.

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Twins Drop Three of Four

The Minnesota Twins have lost three of their last four games, and have been outscored 21-11 in the stretch. The four-game stretch covers three different opponents, as they lost their last game against the Royals, split a quick 2-game series against the Brewers, and dropped their first game against the Guardians. In their game against Cleveland, they struck out 15 times and only generated two runs. Second baseman Edouard Julien hit a home run in the 5th, but the solo shot was not enough to contribute to a win.

Their most productive hitter on the young season has been Alex Kirilloff. He has been batting second as the DH and leads the team with nine hits and four runs, while batting .409 at the plate. Edouard Julien is expected to be one of their top players, but he is off to a slow start with just three hits and a batting average of .150 from the leadoff spot. Shortstop Carlos Correa has been better; he bats fifth and is hitting .368 with three RBIs. The Twins only have three home runs over all eight games this season, and Julien is the only typical starter who has hit one so far.

Joe Ryan will get the start on the mound here; he went 11-10 last year for the Twins with an ERA of 4.51. He had a strong showing in his first start, pitching 5.1 innings, allowing three hits and just one earned run in the win over the Royals. He had five strikeouts and just one walk in the 5-1 win.

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