When the Minnesota Twins (29-27) and Cleveland Guardians (25-30) face off in the opening game of a series on Monday, June 1 at Target Field, Byron Buxton will look to ignite the offense for the Twins, while Jose Ramirez will try to lead the way for the Guardians. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:40 PM ET.
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Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Guardians Time, TV and Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- TV: BSN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Field
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Twins vs. Guardians Matchup Stats
- The Twins are eighth-best in MLB action with 74 total home runs.
- Minnesota is 17th in MLB with a .403 slugging percentage.
- The Twins have the 23rd-ranked batting average in the majors (.232).
- Minnesota is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (256 total).
- The Twins are 20th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .316.
- The Guardians’ 33 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
- Cleveland ranks last in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .350 this season.
- The Guardians rank 23rd in MLB with a .232 team batting average.
- Cleveland has scored the 29th-most runs in baseball this season with just 200 (3.6 per game).
- The Guardians are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 27th with an OBP of .301.
Twins vs. Guardians 2023 Stats
| Twins | Guardians | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | Runs Scored (PG) | 3.6 |
| 13 | MLB Rank (RPG) | 29 |
| 3.8 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.2 |
| 2 | MLB Rank (RAPG) | 9 |
| .232 | Batting AVG | .232 |
| 23 | MLB Rank (BA) | 23 |
| .224 | Batting AVG Against | .249 |
| 1 | MLB Rank (BAA) | 19 |
| 74 | Home Runs | 33 |
| 8 | MLB Rank (HR) | 30 |
| 55 | Home Runs Allowed | 55 |
| 6 | MLB Rank (HRA) | 6 |
Twins vs. Guardians Key Players
Twins
- Buxton leads Minnesota with a .221 batting average. He’s also hit 10 homers and has 23 RBI.
- Carlos Correa has 39 hits and an OBP of .303 to go with a slugging percentage of .378 this season.
- Joey Gallo’s 11 home runs lead all Minnesota hitters, and he’s slugging .493.
- Max Kepler has collected 22 hits this season and has an OBP of .273. He’s slugging .398 on the year.
Guardians
- Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .277 batting average.
- Steven Kwan has 13 doubles, a triple, a home run and 29 walks while batting .263.
- Josh Naylor has a team-high eight home runs and 40 runs batted in.
- Josh Bell is hitting .224 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 30 walks.
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