Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+100) San Diego (-120)

The Minnesota Twins (52-46) are hitting the road to Petco Park on Friday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (55-45). The line on this contest has Minnesota at +100 while San Diego is opening at -120. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Joe Ryan and Blake Snell.

The Twins have compiled 169 doubles as a unit and have hit 122 balls out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .420 and have struck out 800 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB. They have recorded 433 RBI's in addition to 837 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .252. They have 448 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.99 for the year (18th in the league), and the staff has struck out 785 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls and also 415 runs in total (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 296 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a team this season.

The Twins have dispatched 330 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 runners for the year with 29.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 20 saves for the year and have not converted 17 of their 37 save chances. The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The relievers have 60 holds this season (8th in MLB). Twins pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 75 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,812 innings on the field, which has them sitting 5th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,604 putouts on the year, in addition to 804 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them ranked 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 70 double plays.

Ryan has taken the mound for 107 innings and has earned 103 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.18 (38 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.985. He has allowed 78 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) with 28 walks. Ryan (9-4 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.71 while facing 428 batters in the majors.

San Diego is sitting with 81 HRs on the year as well as 417 RBIs. They have put up 172 two-baggers, while getting a free base 349 times as well as racking up 432 runs. The San Diego Padres have accounted for an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .240 for the season. The Padres have a team SLG% of .371 and they average 4.32 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 818 occasions (19th in the league) and have notched a total of 811 base knocks.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.212 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 773. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 407 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (375 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.87 (888 strikeouts vs 309 walks). They have surrendered 98 long balls and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.0% of 122 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations and also on 82 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Padres have 49 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They sit at 11th in the league with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 287 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves.

In their 8,037 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 76 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in professional baseball). The Padres have accrued 900 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,679 putouts this season.

Snell (51-41 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.52 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 3,086 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 289 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.268 and a FIP of 3.6. During his pro baseball career, Snell has conceded 604 hits while accumulating 889 K's in 739 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+100)

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