Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins
Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-110) Minnesota (-110)
The Minnesota Twins (4-2) are hosting the Houston Astros (3-4) at Target Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Astros at -110 and the Twins are coming in at -110. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Garcia and Joe Ryan.
Houston is slugging .366 and have been rung up 55 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions. They have accumulated 32 RBI's in addition to 59 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .248. The Astros have accounted for 7 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 7 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 34 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.
The Astros have a team earned run average of 4.02 for the season (12th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 70 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 16 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.60 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 4.38 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Astros pitchers have surrendered 8 home runs and 31 total runs (16th in baseball).
The Houston Astros have accounted for 195 putouts so far this season, as well as 73 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .993 which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 2 double plays. The Astros have turned 64.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 585 innings, which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball.
Garcia (26-18 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.83 while he has faced 1,350 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 278 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 104 walks. His ERA is 3.60 (132 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.158. Garcia has taken the mound for 330 frames and is sitting with 337 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.
The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .295 in addition to a team batting average of .230 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 46 occasions (25th in the league) and have 47 base hits. Minnesota has recorded 6 home runs on the season and 23 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .363 and they score 4.00 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have notched 5 two-baggers, while taking a walk 18 times as well as recording 24 runs.
The Twins hold a team WHIP of 0.962 in addition to having a FIP of 3.23 as a staff so far this season. They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 34. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 11 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 1.90 (11 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.63 (58 strikeouts against 16 free passes). They have given up 5 long balls and they yield 1.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).
The Minnesota Twins have gotten 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .995 (5th in professional baseball). The Twins have racked up 52 assists, 1 errors and have amassed 156 putouts for the year. In their 468 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 75.0% (3rd in the majors).
In his pro baseball career, Ryan has allowed 134 base knocks while he has totaled 187 strikeouts in 179 frames. Ryan (16-9 career mark) has earned a 3.56 ERA while conceding 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 71 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.046 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has gone up against 727 hitters during his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110)
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