Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers
Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-112) Milwaukee (-108)
American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (68-57) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Twins (65-60) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -112 while Milwaukee is priced at -108. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Bailey Ober and Wade Miley.
As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have racked up 551 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Twins have hit 210 doubles as a unit and have smacked 168 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 527 runs batted in and 1,007 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .239. Minnesota is slugging .416 and have been called out on strikes 1,289 times, while being walked on 423 occasions.
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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers have yielded 145 home runs in addition to 508 runs (5th in MLB). Minnesota has conceded 995 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 482 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.89 for the season (7th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,193 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 343 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit on the year.
The Twins have sent 370 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 129 base runners this year with 28.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 29 saves on the year and have missed out on 23 of 52 chances to save the game. The Twins bullpen have a save rate of 55.8% and has come into the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 64 holds on the campaign (17th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 94 times as well as having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Minnesota Twins have amassed 3,319 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 948 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and have accumulated 89 double plays. The Twins have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 9,957 innings, ranking them 14th in pro baseball.
Ober has pitched in 262 innings and is sitting with 260 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.64 (106 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.137. He has conceded 246 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 free passes. Ober (11-12 career record) has a FIP of 3.90 while facing 1,066 opposing hitters in the majors.
The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .378 and they average 4.30 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have recorded 185 doubles, while taking a walk 442 times as well as scoring 537 runs. Milwaukee has tallied 130 HRs so far this year to go along with 515 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,101 instances (12th in the league) and have totaled 970 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned an OBP of .313 and a batting average of .234 for the year.
The Milwaukee pitching staff have conceded 532 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.98 (490 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 156 homers and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.221 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,079 strikeouts vs 383 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 971.
Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 39 saves. They are ranked 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 67.2%, and they have sent 398 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 137 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of their 133 inherited runners. With 137 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 78 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.
The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Brewers have recorded 1,063 assists, 61 errors and have earned a total of 3,302 putouts on the season. In their 9,906 innings played, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (1st in professional baseball).
During his MLB career, Miley has given up 1,734 base hits while tallying 1,335 strikeouts in 1,700 innings. He has given up a total of 770 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.366 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and he has gone up against 7,281 hitters thus far in his career. Miley (105-97 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.07 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-108)
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