Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (17-29) will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (29-19) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Devin Smeltzer and Rony Garcia.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. They have accumulated 209 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .329. The Twins have hit 83 doubles as a team and have hit 49 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 200 runs batted in in addition to 398 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .251. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 396 times, while drawing a walk on 175 occasions.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.41 for the year (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 414 hitters. They have walked 141 batters and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a squad this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have conceded 48 home runs in addition to 175 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Twins have sent 159 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 base runners for the year and 29.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 13 saves on the year and have missed out on 6 of 19 chances to get a save. The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 68.4% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have 32 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league). Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 42 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have earned a total of 1,281 putouts this season, in addition to 386 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 7th in baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,843 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in professional baseball.

Smeltzer has pitched in 87 innings and has racked up 64 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.62 (35 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.172. He has given up 80 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 22 free passes. Smeltzer (5-2 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.11 while going up against 353 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .283 and a batting average of .220 this season. They have been rung up on 394 occasions (16th in the league) and have tallied 328 base knocks. Detroit has a total of 27 long balls for the season to go along with 122 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .320 and they are earning 2.72 runs per game (30th in the league). They have recorded 57 doubles, while taking a walk 118 times as well as scoring 125 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.197 with a FIP of 3.86 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.51 (342 strikeouts vs 136 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 343. They have allowed 42 dingers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 178 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.62 (161 earned runs yielded).

Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.4% of 56 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 52 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 42 save situations, the Tigers have earned 25 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 166 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (16th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 399 assists, 24 errors and have 1,202 putouts for the season. In their 3,606 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (5th in pro baseball).

Garcia (1-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.48 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and he has gone up against 176 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 26 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.9. So far in his career, Garcia has given up 36 hits while he has totaled 38 punch outs in 42 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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