Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+160) New York (-190)

The New York Yankees (80-54) are hosting the Minnesota Twins (68-64) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Twins at +160 and the Yankees open at -190. The total has been set at 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Joe Ryan and Gerrit Cole.

The Twins have recorded 221 doubles as a squad and have hit 154 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 1,077 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have compiled 561 runs batted in and 1,104 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is .248. They have notched a total of 583 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .319.

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Twins pitchers have allowed 152 home runs in addition to 555 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 382 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.98 this season (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,095 batters.

The Twins have dispatched 455 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 155 base runners so far this year and 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 24 saves for the year and have missed out on 24 of 48 chances to get a save. The Twins relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. The bullpen have earned 90 holds so far this year (3rd in baseball). Twins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 106 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,536 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 10th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have notched a total of 3,512 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,074 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 9th in MLB, and have earned 97 double plays.

Ryan has taken the hill for 145 frames and is sitting with 151 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.91 (63 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.076. He has given up 116 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 40 free passes. Ryan (12-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.12 and he has gone up against 593 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The New York Yankees have earned an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,134 instances (15th in the league) and have tallied 1,066 hits. New York has accumulated 207 long balls so far this season to go along with 623 RBIs. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .421 and they score 4.89 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have put up 186 two-baggers, while taking a walk 507 times and putting up 655 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.106 and have a FIP of 3.56 as a unit on the season. They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 976. The New York pitching staff have conceded 469 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.32 (443 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 (1,192 strikeouts against 351 bases on balls). They have yielded 131 long balls and they yield 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

New York has called on relievers to enter the contest in 57 save opportunities and they have come away with 39 saves. They are ranked 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 411 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 151 times in high leverage situations in addition to 143 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.9% out of their 197 inherited base runners. Sitting with 128 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 67 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 10,803 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Yankees have recorded 1,235 assists, 63 errors and have 3,601 putouts during this campaign.

Cole (127-70 record in his career) has a 3.21 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.54 and he has gone up against 6,509 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 575 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. In his career, Cole has allowed 1,365 base knocks while tallying 1,877 K's in 1,614 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+160)

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