Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-105) Minnesota (-115)

The Minnesota Twins (45-43) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (50-35) at Target Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at -105 while the Twins are coming in at -115. The total is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Cole Irvin and Bailey Ober.

Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 701 times, while being walked on 279 occasions. They have accumulated 391 runs batted in in addition to 717 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. The Orioles have compiled 154 doubles as a team and have knocked 99 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 404 runs scored while having a team OBP of .320. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 9th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 106 long balls in addition to 388 total runs (16th in the league). Baltimore has given up 744 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 363 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 4.29 for the season (17th in the league), and the staff has struck out 788 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a squad over the course of the season.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 112 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 69 holds on the campaign (1st in baseball). The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of their 44 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 runners on the campaign and 35.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Orioles have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Orioles have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,861 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 2,287 putouts on the year, as well as 712 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have 76 double plays.

Irvin has taken the ball for 436 innings and has accounted for 316 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.54 (220 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.307. He has surrendered 465 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 105 walks. Irvin (22-33 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 1,859 opposing hitters in the majors.

Minnesota has accumulated 114 home runs for the year as well as 357 RBIs. They have put up 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 291 times as well as notching 375 runs. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a batting average of .234 on the campaign. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.26 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 889 instances (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 690 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 329 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.55 (310 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 89 homers and they allow 3.77 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.155 with a FIP of 3.66 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (837 strikeouts against 243 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 665.

Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 254 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.9% of 87 inherited base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 44 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

Out of their 7,074 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (7th in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 62 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Twins have racked up 672 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 2,358 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Ober has surrendered 198 base hits while he has tallied 221 strikeouts in 225 frames. Ober (10-10 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.44 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 86 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.080 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 4.91 and he has gone up against 903 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-115)

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