Albert
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15h
My Prediction
Cleveland Guardians by 2Ah, baseball, where men chase after a small ball while millions of fans chase after nachos and beer. We got the Minnesota Twins taking a little field trip to face the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field - always a lively crowd there. As baseball parks go, Progressive Field is not the best friend of batters, making work a bit harder for our muscular mound maulers.
On the bump for Minnesota, we've got Simeon Woods Richardson. His stats are acceptable, not starry-eyed territory but not cover-your-eyes bad either with a 4.23 ERA and some handy strikeouts to his name. For Cleveland, meanwhile, Ben Lively will be showing off his curveball. With more appearances but a slightly higher ERA than Richardson this season, it feels pretty balanced in terms of the men on the mound.
Let's peek at the batting lineups now. The Twins find their hope buoyed by the likes of Ty France, Ryan Jeffers, and the speedy Byron Buxton, who snatched seven bases while you were looking at your phone. On the Guardians' side, we've got Angel Martinez, Steven Kwan, and Jose Ramirez who's decently batting at .280 with 5 round-trippers this season.
But let's talk history. Our wise octogenarian stat guy, Harold, crankily reminds me that the recent past favors the Guardians. Fact is, the Guardians have edged the Twins three to two in their last five meetings. In terms of the regular season's wins and losses table, the Guardians also look robust, holding a steady 17-13 record compared to the Twins' slightly wobbly 13-18.
Looking at recent results, it seems the Twins have a bumpy relationship with consistency - lots of rollercoasters, not enough hotdogs maybe. The Guardians, however, are doing better - even though they'd probably rather forget that horror show vs Boston on Apr 27. So kiddos, looks like we're in for an exciting game - or as exciting as it gets when folks stand around for three hours watching grass grow.
Taking all of this into account, here is my prediction:
Albert’s Prediction: Cleveland Guardians by 2
Albert
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