Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-130) Chicago (+110)

The Chicago White Sox (38-39) will play the Minnesota Twins (45-37) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -130 while the White Sox are at +110. The over/under is set at 9.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Chris Archer and Michael Kopech.

Minnesota is slugging .414 and have struck out 674 times, while taking a walk on 266 occasions. They have tallied 351 RBI's in addition to 691 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .251. The Twins have accounted for 143 two-baggers as a team and have hit 96 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 364 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 13th in baseball.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.67 this season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 660 hitters. They have walked 238 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and 320 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 87 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 runners over the course of the season with 24.8% of those players crossed the plate. Twins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 66 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 264 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have a total of 54 holds over the course of the season (4th in the league). They have recorded 18 saves for the year and have missed out on 14 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 2,179 putouts for the season, in addition to 673 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 15th in the majors, and have a total of 59 double plays. The Twins have converted 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,537 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in the majors.

Archer has thrown 1,315 innings and is sitting with 1,417 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.84 (561 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. He has conceded 1,192 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 458 walks. Archer (63-84 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 5,548 opposing batters in the majors.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .377 and they have an average of 4.26 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have hit 136 doubles, while walking 188 times and putting up 328 runs. Chicago has recorded 61 HRs for the year as well as 309 runs batted in. They have struck out on 605 occasions (25th in MLB) and are sitting with 682 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .310 as well as a batting average of .254 this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.341 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 641. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 364 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.06 (312 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.53 (726 strikeouts vs 287 walks). They have surrendered 84 homers and they yield 4.73 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Sitting with 95 save situations, the White Sox have earned 56 holds and 14 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have tallied 24 saves. Their relievers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of 107 inherited runners. They rank 16th in the league with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 275 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 617 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 2,076 putouts this season. In their 6,228 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (25th in the majors).

Kopech (7-9 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.32 earned run average while giving up 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.18 and he has faced 625 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 56 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.121 and a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Kopech has conceded 113 base hits and he has 181 punch outs in 151 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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