Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+185) Minnesota (-215)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (54-48) will take on the Detroit Tigers (41-63) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +185 and Minnesota is at -215. The total is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Tyler Alexander and Joe Ryan.

Detroit is slugging .335 and have been called out on strikes 884 times, while being walked on 251 occasions. They have compiled 319 RBI's and 778 hits this year, while their batting average is sitting at .227. The Tigers have tallied 145 doubles as a team and have knocked 63 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 334 runs and hold an OBP of .285. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.2 runs per outing, which has them at 30th in MLB.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.05 so far this season (20th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 764 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 313 opposing players and their FIP is 4.01 as a squad so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs and also 458 total runs (20th in MLB).

Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 72 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 59 holds this year (10th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 95 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves for the year and have missed out on 10 of their 34 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 runners on the campaign and 27.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Tigers have dispatched 372 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Tigers have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs in their 7,686 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 2,562 putouts this year, as well as 829 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 15th in MLB, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Alexander (7-15 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.50 and he has gone up against 996 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 253 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 53 free passes. His ERA is 4.12 (107 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.310. Alexander has taken the hill for 233 innings and has accounted for 187 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Minnesota has knocked in 128 home runs over the course of the season as well as 447 runs batted in. They have put up 174 doubles, while taking a walk 332 times as well as earning 463 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .251 on the year. The Twins have a team slugging % of .419 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 840 occasions (20th in the league) and have recorded 867 base knocks.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.244 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.71 (826 strikeouts against 305 walks). They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 818. They have given up 126 HR's and they give up 4.34 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 435 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.03 (404 earned runs surrendered).

With 102 save situations, the Twins have recorded 63 holds and also 18 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 38 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 109 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.9% of 117 inherited runners. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 52.6%, and they have sent 345 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 69 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Twins have recorded 796 assists, 49 errors and have earned 2,580 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,740 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (6th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Ryan has given up 86 base knocks while he has tallied 110 punch outs in 112 frames. Ryan (9-5 record in his career) holds a 3.85 ERA while giving up 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 48 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.033 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has faced 452 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+185)

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