The Cleveland Guardians (55-54) will attempt to build on a three-game winning streak on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins (51-58), with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field.
The Guardians are a home favorite (-181) against the Twins (+150). The Cleveland Guardians will give the start to Tanner Bibee (7-9, 4.31 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Twins will turn to Bailey Ober (4-6, 5.28 ERA).
Yesterday, the Guardians claimed a 3-2 win over the Twins, with Cade Smith (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K) earning the win for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez finished 1 for 4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Kody Funderburk (0.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 K) picked up the loss for the Twins.
Ahead of watching this Guardians vs. Twins matchup, here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Guardians (-181, bet $181 to win $100)Underdog: Twins (+150, bet $100 to win $150)Over/under: 7.5Guardians vs. Twins: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, August 2, 2025Game time: 4:10 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioStadium: Progressive FieldTV channel: CLEG and MNNTLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have entered the game as favorites 45 times this season and won 28, or 62.2%, of those games.Cleveland has a record of 4-1 when favored by -181 or more by oddsmakers this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.4% chance of a victory for the Guardians.Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of its 107 games with a total this season.The Guardians are 54-53-0 against the spread in their 107 chances this season.Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)Bibee (7-9 with a 4.31 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his 22nd of the season.The righty’s most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when he threw five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.31, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.Bibee is looking to pick up his ninth quality start of the year in this game.Bibee will try to extend a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Twins offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.396) and is 13th in MLB play with 125 home runs. It has a collective .241 batting average, and is 23rd in MLB with 876 total hits and 23rd in MLB play scoring 453 runs.Head-to-head against the Twins this season, Bibee has thrown seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out five.Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old ranks 42nd in ERA (4.31), 32nd in WHIP (1.215), and 37th in K/9 (8.0).Guardians batting statsThe Guardians’ 114 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 27th in the majors with a .375 team slugging percentage.The Guardians have a team batting average of just .228 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.Cleveland has scored 427 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.The Guardians have an OBP of just .301 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.Cleveland is ranked 13th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.Twins stats and trendsTwins betting recordsThe Twins have been chosen as underdogs in 37 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (37.8%) in those games.Minnesota has a mark of 2-4 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +150 or worse on the moneyline.The Twins have an implied victory probability of 40% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Contests with Minnesota has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 44 of 108 chances this season.The Twins are 56-52-0 against the spread in their 108 games that had a posted line this season.Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)The Twins are sending Ober (4-6) to the mound for his 18th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 5.28 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 92 2/3 innings pitched.His most recent appearance was on Saturday, June 28 against the Detroit Tigers, when the righty threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing 11 hits.The 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.28, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opponents have a .289 batting average against him.Ober is looking to collect his seventh quality start of the season.Ober has pitched five or more innings in a game 11 times this season entering this game.So far during the 2025 campaign he has given up at least one earned run in all of his appearances.He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 26th in the league with 427 total runs scored while batting .228 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .375 slugging percentage (27th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 114 home runs (20th in the league).Head-to-head against the Guardians this season, Ober has thrown 10 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on 11 hits while striking out five.Twins batting statsThe Twins rank 13th in MLB play with 125 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.So far this year, Minnesota ranks 16th in the majors, slugging .396.The Twins have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.241).Minnesota scores the 23rd-most runs in baseball (453 total, 4.2 per game).The Twins’ .312 on-base percentage is 20th in the majors.