The Cleveland Guardians (54-54) host the Minnesota Twins (51-57) on Friday for game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET from Progressive Field. The favored Guardians (-119) enter the matchup after a series win over the Rockies, and the underdog Twins (-101) are coming off of a series loss to the Red Sox. Gavin Williams starts for Cleveland, and Joe Ryan is Minnesota’s pick to start.

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Guardians vs. Twins betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-119)
• Underdog: Twins (-101)
• Over/under: 7.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won 27 of the 44 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (61.4%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 22-13 (62.9%).
• The Guardians have a 54.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Cleveland has played in 106 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-56-4).
• The Guardians have put together a 54-52-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.9% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 21 home runs and 56 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .298.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Ramirez’s home run total ranks 19th and his RBI tally ranks 55th.
• Ramirez heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles and two walks.
• Steven Kwan is batting .286 with 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 40 walks.
• Kwan ranks 155th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 152nd in RBI.
• Kwan brings an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .293 with three home runs, seven walks and six RBIs.
• Carlos Santana is hitting .229 with eight doubles, 11 home runs and 47 walks.
• Santana has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Kyle Manzardo is hitting .237 with 13 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 32 walks.
• Manzardo has safely hit in nine games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .394 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and 10 RBIs.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Cleveland’s 3.90 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.312).
• The Guardians surrender the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (119 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cleveland struck out 10 Rockies batters while allowing three hits in a 5-0 win in its last game.

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• This season, the Twins have won 14 out of the 36 games, or 38.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Minnesota has entered 28 games this season as the underdog by -101 or more and is 10-18 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 50.2% chance of a victory for the Twins.
• Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 107 games with a total this season.
• The Twins are 55-52-0 ATS in their 107 games with a spread this season.

Twins hitting info

• Trevor Larnach has been key for Minnesota with 86 hits, an OBP of .316 plus a slugging percentage of .400.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Larnach is 96th in home runs and 110th in RBI.
• Ty France has 88 hits and an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
• France currently is 219th in home runs and 99th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Carlos Correa has collected 90 base hits, an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.
• Correa has safely hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .294 with two doubles, eight walks and an RBI.
• Ryan Jeffers is batting .255 with an OBP of .346 and a slugging percentage of .397 this season.
• Jeffers has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with .

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Twins have a combined WHIP of 1.275 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Twins have given up the 15th-fewest long balls so far this season with 121 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Minnesota fell to the Red Sox 13-1. Its pitchers compiled 11 strikeouts and 16 hits allowed.