Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

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

The Arizona Diamondbacks (30-35) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (37-28) at Chase Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -125 while the Diamondbacks are sitting at +105. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The men taking the mound are Dylan Bundy and Luke Weaver.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 540 times, while drawing a walk on 222 occasions. They have accounted for 274 runs batted in as well as 543 hits this year, and their batting average is at .251. The Twins have compiled 109 doubles as a squad and have hit 74 balls out of the park. They have racked up 286 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.79 so far this season (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 539 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have yielded 74 long balls and also 260 runs in total (11th in baseball). They have walked 194 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.05 as a squad on the year.

Twins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 55 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 45 holds this season (2nd in the league). The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have tallied 16 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of their 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 84 runners over the course of the season with 22.6% of those runners crossed the plate. The Twins have sent 217 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 1,722 putouts so far this season, in addition to 541 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 14th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 48 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,166 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball.

Bundy has taken the ball for 816 innings and has 795 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.78 (434 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.316. He has allowed 808 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 267 walks. Bundy (49-60 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.71 while facing 3,498 opposing hitters in the majors.

Arizona has accounted for 74 HRs this season to go along with 246 runs batted in. They have put up 101 doubles, while walking 230 times and notching 264 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .298 and a team batting average of .217 this season. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .378 and they are recording 4.06 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have been rung up on 595 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have recorded 463 hits.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.324 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a staff on the season. They come in at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 558. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 300 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.22 (269 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.32 (467 strikeouts against 201 walks). They have allowed 73 dingers and they yield 4.71 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Arizona relievers hold an inherited score rate of 22.5% out of their 89 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. With 64 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 38 holds and 8 blown saves. They rank 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 232 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 25 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 549 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 1,721 putouts this year. In 5,163 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (17th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Weaver has conceded 437 base knocks while he has accumulated 428 punch outs in 418 frames. Weaver (24-35 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.64 ERA while surrendering 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 216 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.371 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 1,818 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+105)

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