Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+105) Minnesota (-125)

The Boston Red Sox (62-66) are headed to Target Field on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (65-61). The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +105 while Minnesota is priced at -125. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kutter Crawford and Chris Archer.

The Red Sox have hit 287 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 122 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 1,082 times, while being walked on 355 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 4.5 runs per outing, which is 11th in baseball. They have 551 runs batted in in addition to 1,137 hits for the season, while their batting average is at .257. They have earned 576 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317.

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Red Sox pitchers have given up 140 home runs in addition to 624 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 409 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.50 on the year (25th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,078 hitters.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 137 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 69 holds on the season (13th in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 55.8% and has come into the game in 121 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves for the season and have blown 23 out of their 52 save chances. The relievers have inherited 199 base runners so far this season with 36.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have dispatched 462 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Red Sox have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,287 innings, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 3,429 putouts for the season, as well as 1,161 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 15th in pro baseball, and have 111 double plays.

Crawford has taken the hill for 75 innings and has totaled 74 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.76 (48 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.453. He has given up 82 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 27 walks. Crawford (3-6 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 326 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has a total of 149 long balls this year and 535 runs batted in. They have 210 two-baggers, while getting a free base 410 times and notching 556 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .249 over the course of the season. The Twins hold a slugging % of .410 and they are scoring 4.41 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,029 occasions (20th in MLB) and have tallied 1,058 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 524 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.91 (486 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 146 dingers and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.236 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 (1,046 strikeouts vs 369 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,013.

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.7% out of 145 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Twins have earned 84 holds and 23 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 432 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Minnesota has had relief pitchers take the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Twins have recorded 1,028 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,354 putouts so far this season. Out of their 10,062 innings on the field, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Archer has allowed 1,221 base knocks while totaling 1,448 strikeouts in 1,345 frames. He has allowed a total of 584 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.257 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 5,677 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Archer (63-88 mark in his career) has a 3.91 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-125)

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