New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-108) Minnesota (-112)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (73-67) will try to defeat the New York Mets (64-75) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -108 while Minnesota opens at -112. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Kodai Senga and Kenta Maeda.

The Mets have compiled 184 doubles as a team and have knocked 185 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .407 and have been called out on strikes 1,117 times, while drawing a walk on 463 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 20th in baseball. They have amassed 593 runs batted in as well as 1,098 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is .239. They have a total of 610 runs and have an OBP of .318.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Mets pitchers have conceded 170 home runs in addition to 642 total runs (18th in MLB). New York has surrendered 1,151 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 598 earned runs. The Mets hold a team ERA of 4.43 this season (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,192 batters. They have walked 517 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.57 as a squad over the course of the season.

Mets pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 139 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 78 holds this year (12th in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 130 save situations. They have earned 30 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of their 47 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 208 runners so far this year and 32.7% of them crossed home plate. The Mets have dispatched 460 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Mets have transformed 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,941 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 17th in the majors. The New York Mets have earned 3,647 putouts thus far, as well as 1,203 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball, and have earned 123 double plays.

Senga has pitched in 143 innings and is sitting with 176 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.08 (49 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.228. He has allowed 110 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 66 free passes. Senga (10-7 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.47 and he has faced 601 batters in the major leagues.

The Twins have a team SLG% of .424 and they tally 4.65 runs per game (14th in the league). They have put up 233 doubles, while taking a walk 494 times as well as putting up 651 runs. Minnesota has tallied 199 home runs on the year as well as 625 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,437 occasions (1st in MLB) and have recorded 1,147 hits. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .242 so far this season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 582 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (550 earned runs given up). They have given up 168 home runs and they allow 4.18 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (1,307 strikeouts against 393 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,126.

Sitting with 133 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 72 holds and also 27 blown saves. Minnesota has had relievers step onto the mound in 59 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 164 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.7% out of their 145 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save rate of 54.2%, and they have sent 421 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 1,104 assists, 61 errors and have accumulated 3,762 putouts so far this year. In their 11,286 innings on the diamond, the Twins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (8th in baseball).

In his career, Maeda has surrendered 729 base knocks while he has tallied 928 K's in 845 frames. Maeda (62-48 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.96 ERA while surrendering 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 372 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.149 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.82 and he has gone up against 3,479 opposing batters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-112)

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