Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

The Minnesota Twins (66-61) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (62-67) at Target Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Boston at +105 and Minnesota is opening at -125. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Michael Wacha and Joe Ryan.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 1,091 times, while being walked on 356 occasions. They have compiled 553 RBI's and 1,147 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is .257. The Red Sox have hit 289 doubles as a team and have knocked 122 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 578 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league.

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The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 4.50 for the season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,086 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 140 long balls and 628 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 415 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.06 as a unit on the season.

The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 54.7% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 base runners on the year and 37.3% of them crossed the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 139 times as well as having 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 466 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have accumulated 69 holds on the campaign (13th in MLB). They have accumulated 29 saves on the season and have blown 24 of 53 chances to save the game.

The Boston Red Sox have 3,453 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,165 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 15th in baseball, and have a total of 111 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,359 innings on the diamond, ranking them 25th in baseball.

Wacha has taken the hill for 1,115 innings and has 986 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.01 (497 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.307. He has surrendered 1,094 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 364 walks. Wacha (72-49 career mark) has a FIP of 4.05 while facing 4,731 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has compiled 149 long balls on the season as well as 539 RBIs. They have recorded 211 doubles, while walking 416 times and putting up 560 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .249 on the campaign. The Twins have a SLG% of .409 and they average 4.41 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,037 instances (20th in MLB) and have earned 1,065 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.236 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.85 (1,055 strikeouts against 370 walks). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,023. They have conceded 146 dingers and they concede 4.20 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 526 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.90 (488 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have converted 24 saves. They rank 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 51.1%, and they have dispatched 436 relievers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of 147 inherited runners. Sitting with 134 save situations, the Twins have compiled 86 holds and 23 blown saves.

In 10,143 innings on the field, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 94 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Twins have 1,034 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 3,381 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Ryan has given up 108 hits while totaling 143 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 58 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.67 and he has gone up against 567 hitters during his MLB career. Ryan (12-7 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.73 earned run average and has conceded 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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