Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+164) Minnesota (-198)

The Minnesota Twins (62-58) host the Detroit Tigers (53-65) at Target Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at +164 while the Twins are priced at -198. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Faedo and Bailey Ober.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.0 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB. They have earned a total of 466 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Tigers have earned 182 doubles as a unit and have knocked 113 balls out of the park. They have 448 runs batted in in addition to 937 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .234. Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .374 and have been called out on strikes 1,049 times, while being walked on 350 occasions.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.45 so far this season (19th in baseball), and they have struck out 987 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 140 long balls and 566 runs in total (20th in baseball). They have walked 338 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a unit on the year. Detroit has allowed 993 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 520 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 122 times and also have had 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 67 holds for the year (11th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 44 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 173 runners so far this year with 32.4% of them ended up scoring. The Tigers have sent 385 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have earned a total of 3,152 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,018 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and have a total of 92 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,456 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in pro baseball.

Faedo (3-9 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.86 while going up against 407 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 96 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 35 free passes. His earned run average is 5.65 (59 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.394. Faedo has pitched in 94 frames and is sitting with 79 strikeouts in his career.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .416 and they average 4.40 runs per game (17th in the league). They have notched 199 two-baggers, while taking a walk 406 times as well as scoring 528 runs. Minnesota has recorded 164 long balls on the campaign to go along with 504 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,227 instances (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 961 hits. The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .237 on the year.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.197 with a FIP of 3.84 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,146 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 957. They have relinquished 138 homers and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 489 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.89 (463 earned runs conceded).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 49 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.1%, and they have sent 351 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 88 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.3% out of 119 inherited runners. With 108 save situations, the Twins have compiled 58 holds and also 22 blown saves.

Out of their 9,633 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Twins have recorded 916 assists, 53 errors and have 3,211 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ober has given up 242 base hits while he has earned 254 K's in 257 innings. Ober (11-12 career mark) holds a 3.64 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 104 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.132 and having a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 5.18 and he has gone up against 1,046 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+164)

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