Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, August 1, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (53-47) will compete against the Detroit Tigers (41-61) at Target Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Chris Archer.

The Tigers have earned 143 doubles as a unit and have smacked 62 balls out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .338 and have been called out on strikes 862 times, while being walked on 248 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 3.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. They have 315 runs batted in as well as 770 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .229. They have racked up 330 runs and have an on-base percentage of .287.

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Tigers pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and also 449 total runs (20th in baseball). They have walked 308 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.04 over the course of the season (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 753 batters.

Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 70 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 57 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 91 save situations. They have accumulated 24 saves this season and have blown 8 of their 32 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 base runners over the course of the season with 27.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have amassed 2,664 putouts so far this season, in addition to 862 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 16th in pro baseball, and have 80 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,992 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Skubal (16-24 career mark) has a FIP of 4.35 while going up against 1,226 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 270 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 88 walks. His ERA is 4.22 (138 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.218. Skubal has taken the ball for 294 frames and has accounted for 314 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Twins hold a team SLG% of .420 and they are earning 4.56 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have put up 172 doubles, while taking a walk 326 times as well as putting up 456 runs. Minnesota has accounted for 125 long balls so far this year and 440 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 823 occasions (21st in the league) and have accounted for 851 hits. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .252 on the season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 429 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.06 (399 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 125 home runs and they allow 4.36 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.253 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.66 (807 strikeouts vs 303 free passes). They have a ranking of 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 806.

Minnesota has had relievers take the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have converted 20 saves. They rank 28th in the league with a save percentage of 54.1%, and they have sent 338 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.7% of 115 inherited runners. With 101 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 63 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 7,965 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (5th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have turned 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 817 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 2,655 putouts this season.

Archer (63-86 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.88 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and he has gone up against 5,585 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 571 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.258 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. Thus far in his career, Archer has given up 1,200 base hits while he has earned 1,424 strikeouts in 1,323 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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