Twins vs. Guardians: Cleveland Looks to Take Down Minnesota

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00:00Will a new streak start tonight in Minneapolis?

00:03The Twins, a favorite to make that the case.

00:06The Guardians trying to snap a four-game skid of their own.

00:11So what happens tonight, DRS, in the Twin Cities?

00:14Will the Twins start a new wind streak?

00:16Will the Guardians snap a four-game slide?

00:19I'm not loving the weather conditions in Minnesota either tonight, Ben.

00:2255-degree temperatures, but a 15-mile-an-hour sustained wind blowing

00:26directly in from center field.

00:28We'll see how that plays into it tonight.

00:30And the shame of it is, Logan Allen, the left-handed starting pitching

00:32for the Cleveland Guardians, who have a road start,

00:34which you usually try to pick on those type of players.

00:36They're more comfortable at home typically than on the road.

00:39If we look at 23 total pitchers on the card today, you know who's dead last in XFIP.

00:42You got it.

00:43It's Logan Allen of the Cleveland Guardians.

00:4541 in the third innings pitch.

00:46A decent ERA at 3.70, but that XFIP is at a 5.04.

00:51That's in the danger territory.

00:53Why?

00:53Specifically, it doesn't strike out a lot of batters.

00:55And also, looking at the lineup today, expected back for the Twins,

00:59Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa.

01:01And by the way, if they weren't back, that lineup is totally shot tonight

01:05against left-handed pitching because those are the only two batters

01:08that seem like to be able to hit left-handed pitching.

01:10Jeffress has a low ISO but a high weighted on-base percentage.

01:13Cody Clemens, who's a left-handed batter, but only five at-bats against lefties

01:16in the past 30 days.

01:17You don't really want to add up.

01:18So for me, I'm looking at this game and saying,

01:20I don't really like the pitcher on the mound for Logan Allen,

01:22but he's really going to get helped out by the lineup of the Twins

01:25and also the weather conditions for the Twins.

01:27Over on the opposite side, shaping up a little bit better the past 30 days

01:30as opposed to the full season.

01:32A better lineup for the Cleveland Guardians.

01:34But the weather conditions don't suit.

01:35That's a pitcher's ballpark with the wind blowing in and cooler temperatures.

01:38Maybe the pitchers have it better than the hitters tonight, Ben.