T.M. Selection: Cleveland Guardians.

I like the Cleveland Guardians to win this game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The Guardians have split 4 games with the Twins in this series and they have a chance to take the series win here. Their offense looked a lot better in their most recent game, putting up 7 runs on the Twins and I expect them to continue their hot hitting here. The Twins had a great start to the year but have not looked good lately and are struggling to keep their spot atop the AL Central. The Guardians have Shane Bieber (3-4, 3.07 ERA) up for this game and he has been having a great year with his pitching. He doesn't give up a ton of runs in his starts and hasn't had a single start this year where he gave up 3+ runs. He has been striking out a ton of batters lately and has been pitching deep into his starts. I expect another great performance from him here as he has been great all year and I think he can shut down the Twins here. Chris Archer (2-3, 3.14 ERA) is up for the Twins here and he had a great start to the year but lately, he has looked shaky in his starts and his ERA has been a lot higher in his most recent starts. He hasn't lasted long in his starts either and I think the Guardians are going to get to him for some early runs here. This is really important to both teams with the struggle for 1st place in the AL Central but I think the Guardians will take this in their own ballpark and put the pressure on the Twins again. I like the Guardians to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-2 Guardians.