Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-180) Minnesota (+155)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (1-2) are traveling to Target Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Minnesota Twins (2-2). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -180 and Minnesota is sitting at +155. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Clayton Kershaw and Chris Paddack.

The Dodgers have tallied 3 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 1 baseball out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .295 and have been called out on strikes 27 times, while taking a walk on 6 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league. They have tallied 7 RBI's and 25 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .238. They have 11 runs and have an on-base percentage of .283.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.32 for the season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 25 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 7 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a squad on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 3 long balls and also 15 runs in total (14th in MLB).

The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. The relievers have inherited 4 base runners this year with 0.0% of those runners crossed home plate. Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 2 times as well as having 1 appearance in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 10 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 3 holds on the campaign (8th in MLB). They have accumulated 1 save this year and have blown 0 of their 1 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 225 innings, ranking them 23rd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 75 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 30 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 1 double play.

Kershaw (185-84 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.77 while he has gone up against 9,667 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,859 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 606 walks. His earned run average is 2.49 (679 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.004. Kershaw has taken the mound for 2,454 innings and is sitting with 2,670 K's in his career.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .465 and they tally 4.50 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have hit 4 doubles, while walking 12 times and putting up 18 runs. Minnesota has knocked in 9 home runs on the campaign as well as 18 runs batted in. They have struck out on 37 occasions (13th in the league) and are sitting with 28 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have earned an on-base percentage of .298 in addition to a team batting average of .220 on the season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 10 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.50 (10 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 3 HR's and they surrender 2.50 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.139 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.72 (31 strikeouts against 18 walks). They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 23.

Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 1 save opportunity and they have earned 0 saves. They are ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 15 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 1 time in high leverage situations and on 2 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of 2 inherited base runners. Sitting with 1 save situation, the Twins have accumulated 0 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 2 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .972 (29th in the majors). The Twins have recorded 33 assists, 4 errors and have accumulated 108 putouts this season. In 324 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 76.2% (3rd in the majors).

Paddack (20-19 record in his career) has a 4.21 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.77 and he has faced 1,272 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 144 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.127 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his career, Paddack has allowed 282 hits while he has earned 310 K's in 308 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+155)

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