Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (81-54) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (68-65) at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Sonny Gray and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in the league. They are sitting with 585 runs scored while having a team OBP of .319. The Twins have earned 221 doubles as a team and have smacked 155 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 563 RBI's as well as 1,110 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .248. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 1,086 times, while drawing a walk on 437 occasions.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.99 for the year (19th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,101 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Twins pitchers have yielded 155 home runs and 560 runs in total (11th in the league). They have walked 385 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.06 as a team on the season.

The Twins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 155 base runners so far this year with 31.0% of them crossed the plate. Twins pitchers have come into the game with players on base 106 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 458 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have a total of 90 holds this season (3rd in MLB). They have accumulated 24 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 24 of 48 save opportunities.

The Twins have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,608 innings, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 3,536 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,091 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 7th in MLB, and have 100 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 1,372 innings and has tallied 1,322 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Gray (89-76 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.67 while going up against 5,713 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.57 (544 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.213. He has given up 1,178 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 486 walks.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .422 and they have an average of 4.89 runs per game (4th in the league). They have put up 187 two-baggers, while walking 510 times as well as putting up 660 runs. New York has recorded 210 HRs this season to go along with 628 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,140 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,073 base hits. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .238 on the year.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 471 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.31 (445 earned runs given up). They have allowed 132 dingers and they surrender 3.51 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.106 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 (1,201 strikeouts against 355 walks). They sit at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 982.

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of their 199 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 152 times in high leverage situations and on 144 occasions with runners on. With 130 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 68 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have sent 414 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 40 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 86 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 1,246 assists, 65 errors and have amassed 3,628 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,884 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (2nd in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 268 hits while he has totaled 316 strikeouts in 303 innings pitched. Cortes Jr (16-9 career record) has earned a 3.80 ERA while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 128 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.191 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has faced 1,256 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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