Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+100) Boston (-120)
The Boston Red Sox (8-9) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (10-6) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at +100 and the Red Sox are coming in at -120. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Joe Ryan and Corey Kluber.
As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.9 runs per contest, which is 25th in MLB. They have racked up 63 runs and have an OBP of .294. The Twins have earned 21 doubles as a team and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have 58 RBI's and 123 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .230. Minnesota is slugging .370 and have been rung up 153 times, while taking a walk on 41 occasions.
They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.58 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.96. Twins pitchers have given up 19 long balls and 45 runs (2nd in MLB). Minnesota has relinquished 100 base knocks (6.3 per 9 innings) and also 41 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 2.60 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 165 hitters. They have walked 36 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.56 as a team on the season.
The Twins have sent 43 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 9 runners so far this year and 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 5 saves on the year and have blown 1 out of their 6 save chances. The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 83.3% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 13 holds on the season (6th in the league). Twins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 7 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 426 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 121 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which ranks 7th in professional baseball, and have earned 13 double plays. The Twins have turned 74.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,278 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.
Ryan has pitched in 192 innings and has earned 207 K's during his pro baseball career. Ryan (18-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.83 while he has faced 774 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.55 (76 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.012. He has conceded 140 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 55 free passes.
The Boston Red Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .323 and a batting average of .238 on the year. They have struck out on 127 occasions (23rd in baseball) and are sitting with 127 base hits. Boston has knocked in 21 long balls so far this season as well as 80 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .418 and they are scoring 5.44 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have tallied 29 doubles, while walking 57 times as well as racking up 87 runs.
The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.414 in addition to having a FIP of 4.76 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 143. The Boston pitching staff have given up 84 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.08 (79 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.30 (145 strikeouts against 55 free passes). They have conceded 23 home runs and they relinquish 5.40 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).
Sitting with 16 save situations, the Red Sox have 11 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations and also on 4 occasions with base runners. Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 55.6% out of their 9 inherited runners. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 56 relievers to the hill on the campaign.
The Boston Red Sox have turned 15 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 135 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 420 putouts this season. In their 1,260 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (25th in baseball).
Kluber (113-74 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.34 earned run average and has conceded 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.80 and he has gone up against 6,488 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 594 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.115 and having a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Kluber has conceded 1,430 base knocks and he has 1,696 K's in 1,599 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+100)
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