{"id":696,"date":"2024-08-08T09:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:14:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:14:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:14:34","slug":"game-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-minnesota-twins-august-9-2024-8-10-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/game-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-minnesota-twins-august-9-2024-8-10-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Preview: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins, August 9, 2024, 8:10 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 9, 2024, baseball fans will see the Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, with first pitch scheduled for 8:10 PM under an overcast sky. <\/p>\n<p>Alex Cobb is set to start for the Guardians, entering the game with an ERA of 0.00. The Twins have yet to announce their starting pitcher. <\/p>\n<p>In the AL Central Division standings as of 2024, the Guardians are in third place with a record of 67-47, reflecting a winning percentage of .587. They have a divisional record of 19-15, ranking them first within the division. Their recent performance includes 5 wins out of the last 10 games, but they are currently navigating a five-game losing streak. The Guardians have a stronger record at home, 35-20, compared to their away record of 32-27. They excel in night games with 40 wins against 27 in day games, having scored 530 runs and conceded 452 this season. <\/p>\n<p>The Twins, currently fourth in the division, hold a 63-50 record, which translates to a .558 winning percentage. They have a stronger divisional record of 24-14, placing them second in the division. With six wins in their last 10 games, the Twins are working to overcome a two-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 32-21, with road games tallying at 31-29. Comparatively, they have secured 33 wins in day games versus 30 at night. The Twins have managed to score 552 runs while allowing 500 runs against them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 9, 2024, baseball fans will see the Cleveland Guardians take on the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, with first pitch schedul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}