Minnesota Twins vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-210) Colorado (+170)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (58-101) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (85-74) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Minnesota at -210 while Colorado is priced at +170. The over/under is 11.5. The starting pitchers are Joe Ryan and Karl Kauffmann.

The Twins have hit 260 doubles as a squad and have hit 226 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .425 and have been rung up 1,621 times, while taking a walk on 579 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league. They have accumulated 724 runs batted in and 1,301 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is .242. They have tallied 755 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .324.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.86 so far this season (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,521 hitters. Twins pitchers have yielded 186 long balls and 644 runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 434 opposing players and their FIP is 3.86 as a team so far this season. Minnesota has surrendered 1,266 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 610 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19.

Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 115 times as well as having 181 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 78 holds on the year (21st in the league). The Twins bullpen have earned a save rate of 57.8% and has come into the game in 144 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves for the season and have missed out on 27 out of their 64 save chances. The relievers have inherited 157 runners so far this year with 28.7% of them crossed the plate. The Twins have dispatched 477 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Twins have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,807 innings, which has them sitting 9th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have earned 4,269 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,259 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which is 5th in baseball, and have 114 double plays.

Ryan (26-19 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.94 and he has gone up against 1,353 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 278 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 85 free passes. His ERA is 3.95 (145 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.099. Ryan has taken the ball for 330 innings and has 372 K's so far in his MLB career.

Colorado has recorded 155 home runs on the season to go along with 672 runs batted in. They have 302 two-baggers, while taking a walk 438 times and earning 706 runs. The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .249 for the season. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .403 and they score 4.44 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have struck out on 1,504 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,340 hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 934 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.64 (868 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 227 HR's and they concede 6.07 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.542 and have a FIP of 5.22 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.10 (1,096 strikeouts against 571 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,564.

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 65 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. They rank 28th in baseball with a save rate of 49.2%, and they have dispatched 531 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 154 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 260 inherited runners. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 58 holds and also 33 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 167 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,479 assists, 80 errors and have notched a total of 4,155 putouts this season. In 12,465 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (30th in the majors).

In his career, Kauffmann has conceded 34 base hits and he has 13 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched. Kauffmann (2-4 mark in his career) holds a 7.28 earned run average while allowing 10.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 24 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.618 and a FIP of 5.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 0.93 and he has gone up against 131 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+170)

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