Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022
Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-175) Detroit (+150)
The Minnesota Twins (50-44) are en route to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (38-56). The odds on this game have the Twins at -175 and the Tigers are coming in at +150. The total is 8. The starting pitchers will be Joe Ryan and Drew Hutchison.
As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in MLB. They have racked up 421 runs and hold an OBP of .323. The Twins have earned 160 doubles as a team and have hit 117 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 407 RBI's in addition to 799 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .252. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .419 and have been called out on strikes 768 times, while being walked on 311 occasions.
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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.92 on the year (15th in MLB), and they have rung up 752 batters. They have walked 275 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.16 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Twins pitchers have surrendered 112 long balls in addition to 393 runs in total (13th in the league).
Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 72 times and also have had 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 59 holds this season (8th in the league). The Twins relievers have a save rate of 54.1% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. They have tallied 20 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of 37 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 runners on the season and 27.1% of those players crossed the plate. The Twins have sent 313 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.
The Twins have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,500 innings, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 2,500 putouts on the campaign, as well as 774 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 14th in MLB, and have accumulated 68 double plays.
Ryan (8-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.84 while he has faced 406 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 74 base hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 27 free passes. His ERA is 3.26 (37 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.990. Ryan has taken the mound for 102 innings and has accounted for 96 strikeouts during his career.
Detroit has accumulated 54 long balls for the year to go along with 282 runs batted in. They have tallied 127 doubles, while taking a walk 227 times and earning 295 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .286 and a team batting average of .228 on the season. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .333 and they have an average of 3.14 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 795 instances (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 704 base knocks.
The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 407 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.12 (374 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 92 homers and they allow 4.48 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.271 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.48 (698 strikeouts against 282 free passes). They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 756.
With 86 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 54 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 107 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 76.7%, and they have sent 329 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.
The Detroit Tigers have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 792 assists, 47 errors and have notched a total of 2,451 putouts this season. Out of their 7,353 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (10th in MLB).
Hutchison (36-28 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.93 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and he has gone up against 2,276 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 286 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Hutchison has allowed 546 base knocks while accumulating 450 strikeouts in 522 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-175)
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