Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Minnesota Twins (68-65) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (81-54). The expected starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Domingo German.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have 585 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Twins have compiled 221 two-baggers as a team and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. They have 563 runs batted in and 1,110 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .248. Minnesota is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 1,086 times, while taking a walk on 437 occasions.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.99 on the season (19th in the league), and they have rung up 1,101 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Twins pitchers have conceded 155 home runs and 560 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 385 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 139 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 155 runners on the campaign with 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 106 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 458 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have racked up 90 holds over the course of the season (3rd in baseball). They have accumulated 24 saves on the year and have not converted 24 of their 48 save opportunities.

The Twins have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,608 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,536 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,091 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which puts them in 7th in professional baseball, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Gray has thrown 1,372 innings and has earned 1,322 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Gray (89-76 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.67 while facing 5,713 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.57 (544 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.213. He has allowed 1,178 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 486 walks.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .422 and they average 4.89 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have put up 187 two-baggers, while getting a free base 510 times as well as scoring 660 runs. New York has accumulated 210 home runs on the campaign as well as 628 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,140 occasions (15th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,073 hits. The New York Yankees have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .238 for the season.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.106 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.38 (1,201 strikeouts against 355 walks). They rank 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 982. They have surrendered 132 homers and they relinquish 3.51 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The New York pitching staff have allowed 471 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.31 (445 earned runs surrendered).

With 130 save situations, the Yankees have earned 68 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 152 times in high leverage situations and on 144 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 199 inherited base runners. They sit at 11th in the league with a save rate of 69.0%, and they have sent 414 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The New York Yankees have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 1,246 assists, 65 errors and have earned a total of 3,628 putouts for the year. Out of their 10,884 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in professional baseball).

In his career, German has surrendered 350 base knocks while he has totaled 403 punch outs in 390 frames. German (26-19 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.36 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 189 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.39 and he has gone up against 1,642 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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