{"id":1037,"date":"2024-08-08T09:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:02:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:02:43","slug":"cleveland-guardians-vs-minnesota-twins-game-preview-august-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/cleveland-guardians-vs-minnesota-twins-game-preview-august-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins Game Preview &#8211; August 9, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 9, 2024, an exciting MLB match-up is set as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, starting at 8:10 PM, under what is expected to be overcast skies. <\/p>\n<p>Starting pitcher Alex Cobb will lead the charge for the Cleveland Guardians, entering the game with an impressive ERA of 0.000, while the starting pitcher for the Twins remains undisclosed. <\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division, the Guardians are currently third, boasting a 67-47 record for a .587 winning percentage. They are leading the division with a 19-15 record against divisional opponents, have won 5 of their last 10 games, but are currently on a five-game losing streak. The Guardians have shown strength both at home (35-20) and away (32-27), with a stronger performance in night games, having secured 40 wins. They&#8217;ve scored 530 runs this season while conceding 452. <\/p>\n<p>The Twins trail slightly behind in the divisional standings at fourth, with a 63-50 record, translating to a .558 winning percentage. They stand second in division matchups with a 24-14 record, have won 6 of their recent 10, and are currently experiencing a two-game slide. The Twins hold a strong home record at 32-21, and a fairly balanced road record at 31-29. They have a total of 33 day game wins compared to 30 at night and have tallied 552 runs, giving up 500 in return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 9, 2024, an exciting MLB match-up is set as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, starting at 8:10 PM, under <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betcoloradosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}