Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Houston Astros (3-4) are headed to Target Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (4-2). The expected starting pitchers will be Hunter Brown and Tyler Mahle.

The Astros have recorded 7 doubles as a squad and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .366 and have been called out on strikes 55 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in baseball. They have 32 RBI's as well as 59 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .248. They have tallied 34 runs and hold an OBP of .342.

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The Astros have an ERA of 4.02 this year (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 70 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 4.38 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Astros pitchers have yielded 8 home runs in addition to 31 total runs (16th in baseball). They have walked 16 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.60 as a squad so far this season.

The Astros have sent 24 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 8 runners this season and 25.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 2 saves this season and have blown 1 of their 3 save chances. The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 5 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 2 holds for the year (19th in the league). Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 5 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 195 putouts thus far, in addition to 73 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .993 which is 7th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 2 double plays. The Astros have turned 64.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 585 innings, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.

Brown has thrown 25 frames and is sitting with 27 strikeouts during his career. Brown (2-0 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.17 and he has faced 102 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 2.16 (6 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.240. He has surrendered 21 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 10 free passes.

Minnesota has knocked in 6 home runs for the year as well as 23 RBIs. They have 5 two-baggers, while walking 18 times and scoring 24 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .295 as well as a team batting average of .230 on the campaign. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .363 and they score 4.00 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 46 occasions (25th in baseball) and have recorded 47 base knocks.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 0.962 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.23 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.63 (58 strikeouts against 16 walks). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 34. They have allowed 5 home runs and they allow 1.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 11 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 1.90 (11 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 8 save situations, the Twins have tallied 6 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 2 save chances and they have converted 2 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 66.7% out of 3 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 17 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In their 468 innings on the field, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 75.0% (3rd in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .995 (5th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 52 assists, 1 errors and have 156 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Mahle has surrendered 581 hits and he has 656 strikeouts in 615 frames. Mahle (33-39 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.33 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 296 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 2,638 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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