Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, June 26, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (49-27) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (39-39) at Truist Park on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Spencer Strider.

Minnesota is slugging .403 and have struck out 799 times, while drawing a walk on 260 occasions. They have 318 RBI's as well as 606 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .231. The Twins have accounted for 128 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 102 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 334 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 21st in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18. Twins pitchers have allowed 77 home runs in addition to 303 runs in total (4th in baseball). Minnesota has relinquished 605 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 285 earned runs. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.67 this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 739 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.63 as a unit this year.

The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 51.6% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 80 runners on the season and 31.3% of them crossed the plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 59 times and also have had 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 229 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have recorded 40 holds so far this season (18th in the league). They have 16 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 out of their 31 chances to save the game.

The Twins have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,291 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 2,097 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 606 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 57 double plays.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,468 innings and has accumulated 1,422 strikeouts so far in his career. Gray (94-78 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 6,116 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.51 (572 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.217. He has allowed 1,265 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 521 free passes.

The Braves hold a team SLG% of .485 and they score 5.54 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have tallied 134 two-baggers, while taking a walk 257 times and scoring 421 runs. Atlanta has 138 home runs over the course of the season as well as 405 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 629 instances (22nd in the league) and have tallied 707 base knocks. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .340 in addition to a batting average of .271 over the course of the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 315 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.82 (287 earned runs given up). They have allowed 85 home runs and they yield 4.19 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.278 with a FIP of 4.00 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (722 strikeouts against 243 free passes). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 621.

Atlanta relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% of 94 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 90 save situations, the Braves have earned 51 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Atlanta has had relievers take the mound in 38 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 630 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 2,029 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,087 innings played, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (22nd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Strider has allowed 155 base knocks while totaling 338 strikeouts in 218 innings pitched. Strider (20-7 career record) holds a 3.17 earned run average while giving up 6.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 77 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.056 and a FIP of 2.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.45 and he has gone up against 886 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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