Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+195) Minnesota (-230)

The Baltimore Orioles (35-42) are on their way to Target Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (43-36). The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +195 while the Twins open at -230. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jordan Lyles and Sonny Gray.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .381 and have been called out on strikes 698 times, while taking a walk on 212 occasions. They have accounted for 298 runs batted in as well as 597 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is .229. The Orioles have hit 135 doubles as a team and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 314 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

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Orioles pitchers have given up 80 home runs and also 340 runs (21st in MLB). They have walked 220 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.18 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. The Orioles have a team ERA of 4.03 on the year (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 544 hitters.

The Orioles have sent 263 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 150 runners on the campaign and 28.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 19 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of their 24 save opportunities. The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 79.2% and stepped onto the hill in 64 save situations. The relievers have a total of 38 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). Orioles pitchers have entered the game with players on base 103 times in addition to having 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,105 innings, ranking them 22nd in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,035 putouts this year, as well as 738 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which ranks 26th in baseball, and they have turned 71 double plays.

Lyles (58-86 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.69 while he has gone up against 5,424 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,349 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 422 walks. His ERA is 5.19 (711 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.436. Lyles has thrown 1,233 frames and has 948 K's in his MLB career.

Minnesota has a total of 93 HRs so far this year to go along with 343 runs batted in. They have recorded 138 doubles, while taking a walk 261 times as well as putting up 356 runs. The Minnesota Twins have earned a team on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .253 on the campaign. The Twins hold a slugging % of .416 and they score 4.51 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 648 instances (13th in baseball) and have 672 hits.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.220 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 622. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 312 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.71 (288 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 (636 strikeouts against 231 walks). They have allowed 88 homers and they allow 4.02 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 100 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 65 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Twins have accrued 54 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have sent 258 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 32 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Twins have recorded 653 assists, 41 errors and have 2,098 putouts during this campaign. In 6,294 innings on the field, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (7th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Gray has conceded 1,130 hits while earning 1,270 K's in 1,317 innings pitched. He has conceded 520 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.74 and he has faced 5,480 batters so far in his career. Gray (86-73 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.55 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+195)

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