Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins
Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022
Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+140) Minnesota (-165)
The Colorado Rockies (30-40) are on their way to Target Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Minnesota Twins (39-32). The odds on this game have the Rockies at +140 while the Twins are sitting at -165. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Antonio Senzatela and Chris Archer.
As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in the league. They have accounted for 321 runs and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Rockies have accrued 114 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 64 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 303 RBI's as well as 634 hits this season, and their batting average comes in at .262. Colorado is slugging .402 and have struck out 562 times, while drawing a walk on 210 occasions.
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The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.96 this year (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 501 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 71 home runs in addition to 383 runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 221 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a team on the season.
Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 57 times and also have had 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 26 holds this year (28th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have recorded a save rate of 76.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves on the season and have blown 6 of 25 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 runners over the course of the season with 35.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 223 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.
The Colorado Rockies have amassed 1,857 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 691 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 30th in MLB, and have a total of 70 double plays. The Rockies have converted 66.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,571 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.
Senzatela (39-38 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.37 and he has faced 2,749 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 713 hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 196 walks. His ERA is 4.81 (338 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.437. Senzatela has thrown 632 frames and has totaled 420 strikeouts so far in his career.
The Twins have a team SLG% of .412 and they are scoring 4.45 runs per game (14th in the league). They have hit 125 two-baggers, while taking a walk 238 times as well as earning 316 runs. Minnesota has knocked in 83 home runs over the course of the season as well as 303 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 594 occasions (14th in the league) and have notched a total of 598 hits. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .251 on the season.
The Twins have a WHIP of 1.240 and have a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 576. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 292 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (271 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.88 (585 strikeouts against 203 free passes). They have surrendered 85 dingers and they yield 4.18 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).
Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 92 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 74 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Twins have compiled 49 holds and also 11 blown saves. They are ranked 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have sent 235 relievers onto the field this season. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 28 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves.
In 5,652 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 586 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,884 putouts so far this year.
Archer (62-84 career mark) has earned a 3.86 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 5,511 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 560 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.256 and having a FIP of 3.7. Thus far in his career, Archer has given up 1,190 hits while he has earned 1,410 punch outs in 1,306 innings pitched.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-165)
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