Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Peacock

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (48-31) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (40-42) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Sonny Gray and Cole Irvin.

The Twins have recorded 133 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 104 balls out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .398 and have struck out 838 times, while being walked on 272 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in MLB. They have accrued 326 runs batted in and 635 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .231. They are sitting with 343 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308.

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The Twins have an earned run average of 3.70 so far this season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 776 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 85 home runs and 319 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 232 opposing players and their FIP is 3.70 as a team this year. Minnesota has yielded 635 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 301 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.34 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Twins have dispatched 240 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 83 base runners for the year with 31.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 17 saves for the season and have missed out on 15 out of their 32 save chances. The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.1% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 40 holds this season (20th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 62 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,597 innings, which has them sitting 8th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,199 putouts for the season, in addition to 639 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and have a total of 59 double plays.

Gray (94-79 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.62 and he has gone up against 6,143 batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,272 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 522 walks. His earned run average is 3.51 (575 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.217. Gray has taken the mound for 1,474 innings and has accumulated 1,427 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .323 and a batting average of .253 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 650 occasions (24th in baseball) and have totaled 675 base hits. Baltimore has recorded 95 home runs for the year and 375 RBIs. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .423 and they score 4.91 runs per game (8th in the league). They have 144 doubles, while walking 264 times as well as racking up 388 runs.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.325 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.11 as a unit so far this year. They come in at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 694. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 361 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.28 (338 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (734 strikeouts vs 247 free passes). They have surrendered 95 dingers and they concede 4.58 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.5% of 158 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. With 110 save situations, the Orioles have earned 67 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.0%, and they have dispatched 282 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 41 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 72 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 666 assists, 33 errors and have earned 2,131 putouts so far this year. In their 6,393 innings on the diamond, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (26th in pro baseball).

Irvin (22-33 mark in his career) has earned a 4.57 ERA and has allowed 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has gone up against 1,835 opposing hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 219 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.302 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Irvin has conceded 459 hits while accumulating 315 strikeouts in 431 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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