Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-115) Chicago (-105)

The Minnesota Twins (46-37) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday where they will go up against the Chicago White Sox (38-40). The line on this matchup has Minnesota at -115 and Chicago is coming in at -105. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound are Joe Ryan and Lance Lynn.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 682 times, while being walked on 273 occasions. They have amassed 357 runs batted in in addition to 699 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .251. The Twins have earned 145 doubles as a team and have hit 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 370 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 13th in MLB.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.64 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 669 hitters. They have walked 240 hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have surrendered 93 home runs and also 323 total runs (8th in MLB).

Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 67 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 54 holds for the year (4th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 54.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 33 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 101 runners on the season and 24.8% of them crossed home plate. The Twins have dispatched 268 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Twins have transformed 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,537 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have a total of 2,179 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 673 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 59 double plays.

Ryan (8-4 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 and he has faced 367 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 67 base knocks (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 23 free passes. His earned run average is 3.30 (34 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.971. Ryan has taken the hill for 92 frames and has accounted for 90 K's in his career.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .377 and they are recording 4.24 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have hit 137 doubles, while walking 190 times and earning 331 runs. Chicago has accounted for 62 home runs so far this year and 312 runs batted in. They have struck out on 614 occasions (25th in MLB) and have recorded 690 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the campaign.

The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 370 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.06 (317 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 85 long balls and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.343 with a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 (734 strikeouts against 294 walks). They sit at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 649.

Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 280 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations and also on 79 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of 108 inherited base runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the White Sox have 56 holds and 14 blown saves.

Out of their 6,228 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (25th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 54 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in the majors). The White Sox have accrued 617 assists, 53 errors and have a tally of 2,076 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Lynn has given up 1,458 base hits while he has tallied 1,613 strikeouts in 1,605 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 624 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 6,785 hitters during his MLB career. Lynn (116-78 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.50 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-115)

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