Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Minnesota Twins (57-51) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (75-33). The pitchers expected to start will be Sonny Gray and Andre Jackson.

The Twins have accumulated 186 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 133 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 877 times, while being walked on 353 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have earned 472 RBI's and 917 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .251. They have tallied 488 runs scored and have an OBP of .321.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 4.02 so far this season (19th in MLB), and they have struck out 891 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Twins pitchers have conceded 132 long balls and 461 runs in total (15th in baseball). They have walked 323 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a squad on the year.

Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 86 times in addition to having 118 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 73 holds so far this year (5th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. They have earned 21 saves so far this year and have blown 21 of their 42 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 127 base runners over the course of the season and 31.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Twins have sent 371 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,877 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 879 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 8,631 innings, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Gray has taken the mound for 1,346 innings and has racked up 1,295 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Gray (88-75 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.68 and he has gone up against 5,609 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.58 (536 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.214. He has given up 1,157 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 477 free passes.

The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .446 and they are scoring 5.29 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have notched 221 doubles, while taking a walk 402 times as well as recording 571 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 139 home runs for the year and 542 runs batted in. They have struck out on 889 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned a total of 955 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team on-base percentage of .336 and a batting average of .260 this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 345 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 2.87 (307 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 93 homers and they yield 3.22 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.066 with a FIP of 3.37 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.58 (948 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 762.

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 74 holds and also 11 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 43 save chances and they have walked away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of 99 inherited base runners. They rank 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 74.4%, and they have sent 373 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 88 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 908 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 2,890 putouts so far this year. Out of their 8,670 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (2nd in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Jackson has allowed 10 hits while he has accumulated 10 punch outs in 11 innings pitched. Jackson (0-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.31 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 3 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and he has gone up against 50 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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