Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

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

The Atlanta Braves (50-27) host the Minnesota Twins (40-39) at Truist Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +125 and Atlanta is at -145. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Joe Ryan and Bryce Elder.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in MLB. They have accumulated 340 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Twins have accounted for 129 doubles as a squad and have knocked 103 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 323 RBI's as well as 618 hits this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .232. Minnesota is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 807 times, while drawing a walk on 264 occasions.

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The Twins have an earned run average of 3.66 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 753 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 77 home runs and 306 total runs (3rd in MLB). They have walked 225 opposing players and their FIP is 3.60 as a team on the campaign. Minnesota has conceded 611 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 288 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Twins have sent 234 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners so far this year with 30.5% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 17 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of 32 save chances. The Twins bullpen have compiled a save rate of 53.1% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 40 holds this season (19th in baseball). Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 61 times as well as having 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,381 innings, which has them sitting 10th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 2,127 putouts on the year, as well as 612 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 19th in the majors, and have accumulated 58 double plays.

Ryan has pitched in 267 innings and has totaled 281 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.40 (101 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.002. He has surrendered 201 hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 67 free passes. Ryan (23-13 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.51 and he has faced 1,070 batters in the major leagues.

Atlanta has compiled 139 HRs so far this year to go along with 412 RBIs. They have 136 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times as well as scoring 428 runs. The Atlanta Braves have earned an on-base percentage of .341 and a batting average of .271 for the year. The Braves hold a slugging % of .484 and they have an average of 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 634 occasions (23rd in baseball) and are sitting with 716 base hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 321 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.85 (293 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 86 home runs and they concede 4.22 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.286 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.60 (734 strikeouts vs 249 free passes). They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 632.

Sitting with 95 save situations, the Braves have 55 holds and 14 blown saves. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. Their relievers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.0% out of their 97 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.1%, and they have sent 258 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 6,168 innings played, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (22nd in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Braves have racked up 634 assists, 45 errors and are sitting with 2,056 putouts during this campaign.

Elder (7-5 career record) is the owner of a 2.69 ERA and has surrendered 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and he has faced 587 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.160 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Elder has surrendered 120 hits while he has totaled 122 punch outs in 144 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-145)

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