Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-120) Arizona (+100)

The Minnesota Twins (37-29) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Sunday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (31-35). The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -120 and the Diamondbacks are at +100. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chris Archer and Merrill Kelly.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .409 and have been rung up 545 times, while drawing a walk on 223 occasions. They have compiled 276 RBI's and 553 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .251. The Twins have hit 114 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 75 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 288 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in baseball.

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The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.84 over the course of the season (12th in baseball), and they have struck out 543 hitters. They have walked 196 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a team for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have given up 76 home runs and also 267 total runs (13th in baseball).

The Twins have sent 219 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 87 runners over the course of the season with 23.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 16 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 24 chances to save the game. The Twins bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The bullpen have notched 45 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 56 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 1,746 putouts thus far, in addition to 549 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and have a total of 48 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,238 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Archer (62-83 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.70 while he has faced 5,496 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,187 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 451 walks. His ERA is 3.86 (558 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.257. Archer has taken the ball for 1,302 innings and has accumulated 1,407 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied a team OBP of .299 and a batting average of .219 so far this year. They have been rung up on 599 instances (3rd in the league) and have tallied 474 base hits. Arizona has a total of 76 home runs on the season as well as 251 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .380 and they average 4.11 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have 101 doubles, while getting a free base 232 times and earning 271 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.323 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a squad this season. They come in at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 568. The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 302 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.19 (271 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 2.34 (472 strikeouts against 202 walks). They have conceded 74 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 25 save chances and they have converted 17 saves. They sit at 11th in MLB with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 235 relievers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 62 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.5% out of 89 inherited runners. With 64 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 38 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 562 assists, 45 errors and have earned 1,748 putouts this season. In 5,244 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (18th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Kelly has allowed 440 base hits while he has accumulated 378 strikeouts in 443 innings. Kelly (28-31 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.18 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 206 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.289 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and he has gone up against 1,869 batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+100)

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