Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (8-8) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (10-6) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Sonny Gray and Chris Sale.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 3.9 runs per outing, which is 25th in the league. They have notched a total of 63 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .294. The Twins have accrued 21 doubles as a squad and have hit 16 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 58 runs batted in and 123 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .230. Minnesota is slugging .370 and have struck out 153 times, while taking a walk on 41 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.58 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.96. Twins pitchers have allowed 19 long balls and also 45 runs in total (2nd in the league). Minnesota has surrendered 100 hits (6.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 41 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 2.60 this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 165 hitters. They have walked 36 opposing players and their FIP is 3.56 as a team on the campaign.

The Twins have dispatched 43 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 9 runners on the campaign with 33.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of 6 save opportunities. The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 83.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 19 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 13 holds so far this year (6th in baseball). Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 7 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 426 putouts on the year, as well as 121 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 13 double plays. The Twins have converted 74.4% of balls in play into outs out of 1,278 innings on the diamond, ranking them 1st in the majors.

Gray has taken the mound for 1,404 innings and has racked up 1,357 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.53 (550 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.209. He has conceded 1,202 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 496 free passes. Gray (92-77 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.65 while going up against 5,842 hitters in the major leagues.

The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .418 and they average 5.44 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have put up 29 doubles, while walking 57 times as well as putting up 87 runs. Boston has knocked in 21 home runs this year as well as 80 runs batted in. They have struck out on 127 occasions (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 127 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox have tallied a team on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .238 this season.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.414 with a FIP of 4.76 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.30 (145 strikeouts vs 55 walks). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 143. They have yielded 23 homers and they give up 5.40 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 84 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.08 (79 earned runs given up).

With 16 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 11 holds and also 0 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 5 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 55.6% out of 9 inherited base runners. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 56 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (25th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 135 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 420 putouts for the year. In 1,260 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (25th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Sale has conceded 1,380 base hits and he has 2,083 punch outs in 1,690 innings pitched. Sale (115-76 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.09 ERA while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 580 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.29 and he has faced 6,816 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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