{"id":692,"date":"2024-08-08T09:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:12:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:12:24","slug":"preview-guardians-take-on-twins-at-target-field-on-august-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/preview-guardians-take-on-twins-at-target-field-on-august-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Guardians Take on Twins at Target Field on August 9, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The matchup at Target Field on August 9, 2024, features the Cleveland Guardians colliding with the Minnesota Twins at 2:10 PM, under expected clear skies.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians&#8217; starting pitcher has yet to be named, whilst Bailey Ober, with a 3.689 ERA, is set to helm the mound for the Twins.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division standings, the Cleveland Guardians hold the third position with a 67-47 record, translating into a 0.59 winning percentage. They boast a divisional tally of 19-15. Recent performances include five wins in their last ten outings, despite a current losing streak of five games. The Guardians have a strong 35-20 home record compared to a 32-27 away record, with more success in night games (40 wins) than in day games (27 wins). They&#8217;ve scored 530 runs and conceded 452.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, the Minnesota Twins place fourth in the division with a 63-50 record, reflecting a 0.56 winning percentage. Their divisional performance stands at 24-14. The Twins have a six-game winning streak in their last ten matches but are currently on a two-game losing streak. Home games have concluded with 32 victories and 21 defeats, whereas away games tally at 31-29. The team has a slightly better record in day games at 33 wins against 30 in night fixtures. Offensively, the Twins have scored 552 runs but have given up 500.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The matchup at Target Field on August 9, 2024, features the Cleveland Guardians colliding with the Minnesota Twins at 2:10 PM, under expected clear sk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}