Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 10/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (63-93) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (77-80) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Bailey Ober and Joey Wentz.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They have accounted for 677 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Twins have earned 264 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 173 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 649 runs batted in as well as 1,323 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .249. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 1,309 times, while taking a walk on 498 occasions.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.00 so far this season (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,303 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have surrendered 179 long balls and also 664 runs in total (14th in the league). They have walked 461 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team on the campaign.

The Twins have sent 536 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 181 base runners this season and 29.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 27 of their 54 chances to get a save. The Twins relievers have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 155 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 100 holds over the course of the season (6th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 131 times as well as having 165 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 4,188 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,273 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 118 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,564 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Ober has pitched in 143 innings and has earned 143 K's during his pro baseball career. Ober (5-6 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 587 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.83 (61 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.165. He has surrendered 138 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 29 walks.

Detroit has 102 home runs this season to go along with 505 RBIs. They have hit 230 doubles, while taking a walk 364 times and scoring 529 runs. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated a team OBP of .286 in addition to a batting average of .231 this year. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .345 and they have an average of 3.39 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,362 instances (10th in the league) and have totaled 1,194 hits.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.296 with a FIP of 4.15 as a team for the year. They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,283. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 685 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.05 (615 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 (1,137 strikeouts against 488 walks). They have surrendered 159 homers and they surrender 4.51 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 182 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 142 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 88 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 68.6%, and they have sent 558 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 51 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves.

In 12,303 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (12th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 131 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 1,357 assists, 90 errors and have amassed 4,101 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Wentz has given up 21 hits while he has tallied 23 strikeouts in 28 frames. Wentz (2-2 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.54 ERA while giving up 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 11 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.071 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and he has gone up against 114 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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