Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+105) Minnesota (-125)

The Chicago White Sox (4-6) are on their way to Target Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Minnesota Twins (6-3). The odds on this game have the White Sox at +105 while the Twins are sitting at -125. The over/under is 7. The starting pitchers are Lance Lynn and Pablo Lopez.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 52 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .340. The White Sox have hit 26 doubles as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have compiled 51 RBI's as well as 105 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .287. Chicago is slugging .440 and have been rung up 83 times, while drawing a walk on 25 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 6.80 on the season (28th in the league), and they have struck out 94 hitters. They have walked 50 hitters and their FIP sits at 5.96 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.72. White Sox pitchers have given up 18 home runs and also 67 total runs (29th in the league).

The White Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. The relievers have inherited 18 runners on the campaign with 61.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 10 times as well as having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 36 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers are sitting with 9 holds over the course of the season (4th in baseball). They have 1 save on the campaign and have blown 1 of their 2 save chances.

The White Sox have converted 65.7% of balls in play into outs out of 774 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have 258 putouts this year, in addition to 63 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 14th in baseball, and have earned 4 double plays.

Lynn (123-85 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 7,249 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 1,566 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 600 free passes. His earned run average is 3.55 (677 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.263. Lynn has thrown 1,715 frames and is sitting with 1,726 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Twins hold a team SLG% of .362 and they earn 4.11 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have hit 9 two-baggers, while taking a walk 30 times and scoring 37 runs. Minnesota has knocked in 8 home runs this year as well as 35 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 74 occasions (22nd in the league) and have tallied 73 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have tallied an OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .240 for the year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 24 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.48 (22 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 8 dingers and they concede 2.70 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Twins have a team WHIP of 0.988 and have a FIP of 3.11 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 4.45 (98 strikeouts against 22 bases on balls). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 57.

Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of 7 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Twins have 8 holds and 0 blown saves. They rank 5th in MLB with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 26 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves.

In their 720 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (5th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (10th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 70 assists, 3 errors and have earned 240 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Lopez has given up 468 base hits while he has totaled 505 punch outs in 522 innings. Lopez (29-31 career mark) has a 3.86 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 224 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.175 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has faced 2,154 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+105)

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