Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, September 5, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (79-54) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (67-64) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Archer and Jameson Taillon.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .408 and have struck out 1,068 times, while taking a walk on 431 occasions. They have 557 RBI's in addition to 1,092 hits for the year, while their batting average is at .248. The Twins have hit 219 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 153 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 578 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.00 for the season (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,088 batters. They have walked 381 batters and their FIP is 4.06 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.86 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have surrendered 152 long balls and 554 runs (14th in baseball).

Twins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 105 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 87 holds so far this year (3rd in MLB). The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 136 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves so far this year and have blown 24 of their 48 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 153 base runners over the course of the season with 31.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 451 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Twins have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 10,455 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,485 putouts on the year, as well as 1,067 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 9th in baseball, and have a total of 96 double plays.

Archer has taken the ball for 1,350 innings and has racked up 1,451 K's so far in his career. Archer (63-88 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 while going up against 5,696 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.92 (588 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.259. He has surrendered 1,226 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 473 walks.

The New York Yankees have recorded an OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .238 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,129 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,060 base hits. New York has compiled 206 home runs so far this year and 621 RBIs. The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .422 and they earn 4.91 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 185 doubles, while walking 504 times and scoring 653 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 468 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.34 (442 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 131 dingers and they yield 3.54 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.107 with a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.38 (1,180 strikeouts against 349 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 970.

New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of 195 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with runners on. With 124 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 64 holds and 18 blown saves. They sit at 12th in the league with a save percentage of 67.9%, and they have sent 407 relievers to the hill so far this year. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 56 save opportunities and they have converted 38 saves.

In their 10,722 innings played, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (2nd in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 84 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (3rd in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,227 assists, 61 errors and have notched a total of 3,574 putouts on the campaign.

Taillon (49-34 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.85 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and he has gone up against 3,129 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 321 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.216 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Taillon has given up 728 base knocks and he has 676 K's in 751 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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