Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+120) Boston (-140)

The Boston Red Sox (9-9) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (10-7) at Fenway Park on Thursday. The line on this contest has Minnesota at +120 and Boston is coming in at -140. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kenta Maeda and Tanner Houck.

The Twins have accrued 21 doubles as a unit and have smacked 17 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .362 and have struck out 169 times, while being walked on 45 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 3.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in the league. They have earned 62 RBI's in addition to 127 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .224. They have accumulated 67 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .292.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 4.59 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.00. Twins pitchers have relinquished 19 long balls in addition to 50 runs in total (1st in baseball). Minnesota has surrendered 112 base hits (6.7 per 9 innings) and 44 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 2.61 this season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 179 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing players and their FIP is 3.41 as a team for the year.

The Twins have dispatched 48 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 9 runners over the course of the season with 33.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 5 saves on the season and have blown 3 of their 8 chances to save the game. The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has entered the game in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 14 holds this season (6th in MLB). Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 8 times as well as having 22 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 455 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 132 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Twins have transformed 72.7% of balls in play into outs in their 1,365 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

Maeda has pitched in 773 innings and has earned 846 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.88 (333 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.135. He has surrendered 657 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 220 walks. Maeda (59-43 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.70 and he has faced 3,174 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Boston has recorded 21 home runs for the year to go along with 89 RBIs. They have put up 36 doubles, while getting a free base 65 times and putting up 96 runs. The Boston Red Sox have earned a team OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this season. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .410 and they have an average of 5.33 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 150 occasions (20th in MLB) and are sitting with 147 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.358 and have a FIP of 4.58 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 156. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 93 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.92 (87 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (171 strikeouts vs 60 walks). They have surrendered 25 dingers and they surrender 5.26 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 5 save chances and they have recorded 5 saves. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 60 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 13 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.5% out of 11 inherited runners. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 11 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 149 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 477 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 1,431 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (27th in MLB).

So far in his career, Houck has surrendered 124 hits while he has totaled 179 K's in 160 innings pitched. Houck (11-9 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.15 ERA while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 56 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.144 and having a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.03 and he has faced 653 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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