Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (49-63) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (60-54) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Bailey Ober and Alex Faedo.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 1,171 times, while taking a walk on 380 occasions. They have 486 RBI's and 918 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .239. The Twins have accumulated 192 doubles as a team and have knocked 155 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 510 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.51 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Twins pitchers have given up 131 home runs and 457 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Minnesota has conceded 892 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 434 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.83 so far this year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,088 hitters. They have walked 310 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 54.2% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 runners so far this season with 32.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 85 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 336 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have tallied 55 holds this year (19th in the league). They have compiled 26 saves for the season and have not converted 22 out of their 48 chances to save the game.

The Twins have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,183 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,061 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 874 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 7th in professional baseball, and they have turned 80 double plays.

Ober (11-11 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.89 while he has gone up against 1,019 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 231 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 48 free passes. His ERA is 3.57 (100 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.107. Ober has taken the ball for 252 frames and has totaled 245 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Detroit Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .298 and a batting average of .232 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 988 occasions (13th in baseball) and have totaled 880 base hits. Detroit has compiled 103 home runs so far this season and 423 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .368 and they average 3.90 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 173 doubles, while getting a free base 342 times as well as putting up 437 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.268 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (941 strikeouts vs 317 walks). They sit at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 949. They have yielded 134 homers and they concede 4.94 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 548 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.54 (504 earned runs conceded).

Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.0%, and they have dispatched 367 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of their 163 inherited base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 65 holds and 16 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 966 assists, 73 errors and have accumulated 2,996 putouts on the campaign. In 8,988 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (14th in pro baseball).

During his career, Faedo has conceded 92 base hits while earning 74 K's in 89 innings. Faedo (3-9 career record) holds a 5.64 ERA while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 56 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.399 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.24 and he has gone up against 387 opposing batters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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