Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (51-27) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (40-40) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Kenta Maeda and Mike Soroka.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 21st in baseball. They have accounted for 341 runs and have an OBP of .309. The Twins have tallied 129 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 104 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 324 runs batted in and 624 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .232. Minnesota is slugging .401 and have struck out 819 times, while being walked on 266 occasions.

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The Twins have an ERA of 3.67 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 760 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 79 home runs and also 310 total runs (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 227 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.62 as a team this year. Minnesota has conceded 619 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 292 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18.

The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.1% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 83 runners on the campaign and 31.3% of those players crossed home plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 236 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 40 holds so far this season (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 17 saves on the season and have blown 15 out of their 32 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins have 2,151 putouts thus far, as well as 624 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 21st in professional baseball, and have 58 double plays. The Twins have transformed 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 6,453 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 10th in MLB.

Maeda (60-45 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 3,222 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 672 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 225 walks. His earned run average is 3.95 (344 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.146. Maeda has taken the ball for 783 frames and has earned 856 K's in his MLB career.

Atlanta has tallied 141 home runs on the season and 416 runs batted in. They have recorded 137 doubles, while taking a walk 268 times as well as putting up 432 runs. The Atlanta Braves have earned an on-base percentage of .341 and a team batting average of .271 so far this year. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .484 and they are earning 5.54 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have struck out on 641 occasions (19th in baseball) and have 724 base hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 322 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.81 (294 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 87 HR's and they give up 4.18 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.70 (746 strikeouts vs 251 walks). They rank 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 638.

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of 99 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 86 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with runners on. With 98 save situations, the Braves have 57 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They sit at 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 261 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Braves have 636 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 2,083 putouts so far this season. Out of their 6,249 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (21st in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Soroka has given up 206 hits while he has totaled 176 K's in 223 innings. Soroka (15-7 record in his career) has a 3.10 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 77 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.194 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has gone up against 919 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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