Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-125) Detroit (+105)

The Minnesota Twins (37-38) are on their way to Comerica Park on Friday where they will meet the Detroit Tigers (32-41). The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at -125 while Detroit opens at +105. The over/under is 8. The men taking the mound are Kenta Maeda and Joey Wentz.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .400 and have struck out 771 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions. They have accounted for 307 RBI's as well as 582 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .231. The Twins have recorded 123 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 95 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 322 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have conceded 77 home runs in addition to 299 runs in total (6th in MLB). Minnesota has allowed 587 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 281 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.76 this season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 703 batters. They have walked 216 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a team so far this season.

The Twins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 77 base runners over the course of the season and 31.2% of them ended up scoring. Twins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 56 times and also have had 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 222 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 38 holds for the season (19th in baseball). They have compiled 15 saves for the year and have not converted 15 of 30 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 2,019 putouts on the year, in addition to 588 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 21st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 54 double plays. The Twins have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,057 innings, which ranks them 9th in professional baseball.

Maeda has taken the ball for 778 innings and has 848 strikeouts thus far in his career. Maeda (59-45 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.72 while he has faced 3,203 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.98 (344 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.147. He has surrendered 669 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 223 free passes.

Detroit has tallied 67 home runs on the campaign as well as 268 runs batted in. They have put up 115 doubles, while taking a walk 245 times as well as scoring 277 runs. The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .229 so far this year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .365 and they are recording 3.79 runs per game (28th in the league). They have been rung up on 642 occasions (16th in the league) and have 566 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 347 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (318 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 87 long balls and they give up 4.80 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.240 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (602 strikeouts vs 205 walks). They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 601.

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 27 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save percentage of 59.3%, and they have sent 231 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of their 112 inherited runners. With 67 save situations, the Tigers have 38 holds and 11 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 53 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 635 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 1,952 putouts on the campaign. In 5,856 innings on the field, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (6th in the majors).

Wentz (3-9 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.51 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and he has faced 413 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 58 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.405 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Wentz has surrendered 95 hits while accumulating 84 strikeouts in 94 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-125)

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