Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (33-26) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (34-23) on Saturday. The men taking the mound will be Shane Baz and Chi Chi Gonzalez.

The Rays have earned 90 doubles as a squad and have hit 54 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .376 and have been rung up 480 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball. They have earned 228 runs batted in in addition to 439 hits so far this season, and their batting average is .232. They have earned a total of 240 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 3.20 for the season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 501 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.55 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.11. Rays pitchers have given up 61 long balls and 218 total runs (7th in the league). They have walked 141 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.70 as a team over the course of the season.

The Rays have sent 209 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 75 runners this season with 20.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 18 saves for the season and have blown 13 out of their 31 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 58.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. The relievers have recorded 41 holds on the year (3rd in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 58 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 1,542 putouts on the campaign, as well as 478 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 21st in the majors, and have a total of 39 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of 4,626 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Baz has pitched in 13 innings and is sitting with 18 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.03 (3 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.675. He has given up 6 base hits (4.1 hits per nine innings) and has 3 walks. Baz (2-0 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.07 while going up against 49 batters in the majors.

Minnesota is sitting with 69 HRs so far this year as well as 252 runs batted in. They have 99 doubles, while getting a free base 200 times as well as recording 263 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded a team OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .251 on the season. The Twins hold a slugging % of .410 and they are earning 4.46 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 496 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 493 base knocks.

The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 238 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.83 (222 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 67 homers and they yield 4.11 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.75 (489 strikeouts against 178 walks). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 478.

Minnesota has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. They are ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have sent 194 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 57 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 24.4% out of 78 inherited base runners. With 59 save situations, the Twins have tallied 36 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 45 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Twins have recorded 486 assists, 29 errors and have notched a total of 1,563 putouts so far this year. In their 4,689 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in pro baseball).

During his career, Gonzalez has given up 282 base hits and he has 156 punch outs in 264 frames. Gonzalez (9-23 career record) has a 5.68 ERA and has allowed 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 167 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.489 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.39 and he has gone up against 1,172 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota and under the total runs

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