Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+120) Toronto (-140)

The Toronto Blue Jays (30-20) will play the Minnesota Twins (30-23) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +120 and Toronto is priced at -140. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Bundy and Jose Berrios.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have a total of 224 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. The Twins have hit 89 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 215 RBI's and 427 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .244. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .389 and have been called out on strikes 441 times, while being walked on 187 occasions.

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Twins pitchers have allowed 51 long balls and 196 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 148 opposing players and their FIP is 3.69 as a team on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.03 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.20. The Twins have a team ERA of 3.48 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 449 hitters.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 44 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 33 holds this season (12th in MLB). The Twins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 65.0% and has entered the game in 53 save situations. They have tallied 13 saves so far this year and have missed out on 7 of their 20 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 runners for the year with 28.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Twins have dispatched 168 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Twins have transformed 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,212 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have 1,404 putouts so far this season, as well as 422 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 37 double plays.

Bundy has taken the mound for 810 frames and has earned 792 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.72 (425 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has surrendered 795 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 265 free passes. Bundy (49-59 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has gone up against 3,463 hitters in the majors.

Toronto has a total of 55 HRs for the year as well as 202 RBIs. They have 93 two-baggers, while taking a walk 156 times and notching 206 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .243 so far this season. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.12 runs per game (21st in the league). They have struck out on 405 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned 402 hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.206 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.24 (411 strikeouts against 127 walks). They are sitting at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 406. They have surrendered 48 long balls and they allow 4.01 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 197 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.60 (177 earned runs surrendered).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 21 saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 187 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 81 times in high leverage situations and on 53 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 83 inherited runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 41 holds and 10 blown saves.

Out of their 3,981 innings played, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 424 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,327 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Berrios has conceded 835 hits while accumulating 893 strikeouts in 901 frames. Berrios (63-49 career win-loss record) has a 4.12 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 413 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.237 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and he has gone up against 3,810 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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