Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Tigers (48-60) welcome the Minnesota Twins (55-54) at Comerica Park on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Pablo Lopez and Matt Manning.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .411 and have struck out 1,124 times, while taking a walk on 362 occasions. They have amassed 452 RBI's as well as 869 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .236. The Twins have earned 185 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 476 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.4 runs/g, which is 19th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.49 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18. Twins pitchers have conceded 126 home runs and 445 total runs (4th in MLB). Minnesota has yielded 854 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 422 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.89 over the course of the season (9th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,045 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 299 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Twins have sent 323 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 112 runners on the season with 32.1% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 24 saves on the season and have blown 21 of 45 chances to get a save. The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 53.3% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 53 holds on the year (18th in baseball). Twins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 85 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 2,926 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 831 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 7th in the majors, and have a total of 77 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of 8,778 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

Lopez (34-37 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 2,661 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 578 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 178 free passes. His ERA is 3.95 (283 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.173. Lopez has thrown 644 innings and has earned 654 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Detroit has compiled 100 home runs on the year to go along with 411 runs batted in. They have tallied 165 doubles, while getting a free base 337 times and scoring 424 runs. The Detroit Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .232 for the year. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .368 and they score 3.93 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have struck out on 952 occasions (14th in MLB) and have totaled 847 base hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 519 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.48 (479 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 128 HR's and they relinquish 4.85 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.252 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (902 strikeouts against 301 free passes). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 904.

Sitting with 103 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 61 holds and also 16 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have earned 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with runners on. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 154 inherited runners. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 349 relievers to the mound this season.

In 8,664 innings played, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (11th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (29th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 940 assists, 68 errors and have accounted for 2,888 putouts so far this season.

Manning (9-13 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.73 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and he has gone up against 844 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 103 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Manning has allowed 191 hits while accumulating 141 strikeouts in 196 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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