Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+125) Minnesota (-145)

The Chicago White Sox (5-6) are traveling to Target Field on Wednesday where they will play the Minnesota Twins (6-4). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +125 while Minnesota is coming in at -145. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Lucas Giolito and Sonny Gray.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 5.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in MLB. They have earned a total of 56 runs while holding a team OBP of .334. The White Sox have compiled 28 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 11 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 55 runs batted in as well as 113 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .282. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .434 and have struck out 89 times, while taking a walk on 27 occasions.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 6.25 so far this season (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 107 hitters. They have walked 52 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.60 as a team so far this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.62. White Sox pitchers have conceded 18 home runs in addition to 70 total runs (29th in baseball).

White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 11 times in addition to having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 12 holds on the season (1st in baseball). The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 15 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves this year and have blown 1 of 3 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 19 runners for the season with 57.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 40 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The White Sox have converted 66.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 855 innings, which ranks them 28th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 285 putouts this year, as well as 71 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 4 double plays.

Giolito has taken the mound for 838 frames and has accounted for 882 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.38 (408 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. He has allowed 734 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 313 free passes. Giolito (53-47 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.27 while he has gone up against 3,512 hitters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have a team on-base percentage of .303 and a batting average of .228 so far this year. They have struck out on 87 instances (19th in baseball) and have recorded 77 base hits. Minnesota has knocked in 8 home runs on the campaign to go along with 36 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .337 and they average 4.00 runs per game (24th in the league). They have tallied 9 doubles, while taking a walk 32 times as well as scoring 40 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.000 and have a FIP of 3.22 as a staff this year. They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 65. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 28 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 2.63 (26 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 4.33 (104 strikeouts against 24 walks). They have surrendered 9 home runs and they concede 2.83 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

With 11 save situations, the Twins have tallied 8 holds and also 0 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have converted 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 12 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.9% of 7 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 5th in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 28 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 801 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (4th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 10 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (8th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 78 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 267 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Gray has surrendered 1,199 hits while he has earned 1,352 punch outs in 1,399 innings pitched. Gray (91-77 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.54 earned run average while conceding 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 550 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 5,822 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145)

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