San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The San Francisco Giants (61-62) are on their way to Target Field on Friday where they will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (62-60). The starting pitchers are Alex Wood and Joe Ryan.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been rung up 1,074 times, while drawing a walk on 442 occasions. They have accumulated 527 runs batted in and 956 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .234. The Giants have tallied 202 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 142 balls out of the stadium. They have 551 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB.

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Giants pitchers have yielded 105 home runs and 538 total runs (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 330 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.15 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.92 this year (16th in the league), and they have rung up 1,039 batters.

The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 61.4% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. The relievers have inherited 160 runners for the season and 35.6% of them crossed home plate. Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 109 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 430 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have notched 54 holds this year (24th in MLB). They have compiled 27 saves on the season and have blown 17 of their 44 save chances.

The Giants have transformed 67.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,798 innings, which has them ranked 28th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 3,266 putouts on the year, as well as 1,173 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 90 double plays.

Wood (71-58 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.52 and he has gone up against 4,649 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,051 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 312 walks. His ERA is 3.61 (447 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.224. Wood has taken the ball for 1,113 innings and has totaled 1,057 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Minnesota has compiled 144 long balls so far this year as well as 513 RBIs. They have put up 202 doubles, while taking a walk 395 times and scoring 533 runs. The Minnesota Twins have a team on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .248 on the year. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they are recording 4.37 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 996 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have totaled 1,022 hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 513 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.95 (475 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 145 homers and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.238 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.84 (1,011 strikeouts against 356 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 984.

Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 45 save chances and they have converted 23 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 51.1%, and they have sent 418 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of their 142 inherited runners. Sitting with 130 save situations, the Twins have amassed 84 holds and also 22 blown saves.

In 9,738 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 90 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 989 assists, 59 errors and have a total of 3,246 putouts for the season.

In his pro baseball career, Ryan has allowed 106 base knocks while tallying 135 punch outs in 134 innings pitched. Ryan (11-7 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.90 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 58 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.060 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.75 and he has gone up against 544 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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