Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (45-43) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (51-35) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at -115 while the Twins are sitting at -105. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Wells and Sonny Gray.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .421 and have struck out 706 times, while taking a walk on 287 occasions. They have accounted for 405 runs batted in and 737 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .253. The Orioles have hit 159 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 101 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 418 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.9 runs per contest, which is 9th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 106 home runs and also 389 total runs (16th in the league). Baltimore has conceded 750 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 363 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 4.24 on the season (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 794 hitters. They have walked 266 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team this year.

The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 runners on the campaign and 35.5% of them earned a run for their team. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 112 times as well as having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 302 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 69 holds on the year (1st in the league). They have accumulated 27 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 44 save chances.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 2,314 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 724 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 77 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,942 innings, ranking them 25th in the majors.

Wells has thrown 259 frames and has accumulated 240 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.82 (110 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.999. He has allowed 197 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 walks. Wells (15-14 career record) holds a FIP of 4.41 while facing 1,029 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Minnesota has accumulated 114 HRs this year as well as 357 RBIs. They have 142 doubles, while getting a free base 291 times and scoring 375 runs. The Minnesota Twins have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .234 on the year. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they are scoring 4.26 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 889 occasions (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 690 base knocks.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.155 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a squad for the year. They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 665. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 329 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (310 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.60 (837 strikeouts against 243 walks). They have conceded 89 dingers and they allow 3.77 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of 87 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Twins have 44 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 254 relievers to the hill for the season. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 18 saves.

In 7,074 innings on the field, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (7th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Twins have racked up 672 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 2,358 putouts for the year.

Gray (94-79 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.50 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has gone up against 6,167 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 575 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.215 and a FIP of 3.6. During his career, Gray has given up 1,274 base hits while accumulating 1,434 punch outs in 1,480 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (-115)

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