Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-130) Los Angeles (+110)

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (22-22) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (24-20) on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -130 and Los Angeles is coming in at +110. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Joe Ryan and Reid Detmers.

Minnesota is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 422 times, while drawing a walk on 150 occasions. They have accrued 198 RBI's and 344 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .231. The Twins have accumulated 72 doubles as a team and have hit 60 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 207 runs scored and have an OBP of .309. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.7 runs per game, which is 11th in baseball.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.41 for the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 432 hitters. Twins pitchers have allowed 42 home runs and 165 runs in total (3rd in baseball). They have walked 135 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.59 as a team on the season. Minnesota has given up 327 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 151 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 28 times as well as having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 26 holds over the course of the season (7th in the league). The Twins relievers have a save rate of 55.0% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. They have recorded 11 saves this season and have blown 9 out of their 20 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 runners for the season and 35.7% of them crossed home plate. The Twins have dispatched 130 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 1,194 putouts on the year, in addition to 337 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 18th in the majors, and they have twisted 26 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,582 innings, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

Ryan has taken the mound for 223 innings and has tallied 238 strikeouts during his MLB career. Ryan (21-10 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 while facing 896 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.30 (82 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.006. He has conceded 166 base hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) with 59 walks.

Los Angeles has accumulated 57 home runs this year as well as 219 RBIs. They have recorded 62 doubles, while walking 136 times as well as scoring 222 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .259 this season. The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .419 and they average 5.05 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have struck out on 365 occasions (20th in MLB) and have earned 389 base hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (373 strikeouts vs 151 walks). They come in at 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 356. They have conceded 47 home runs and they allow 5.00 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 215 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.39 (189 earned runs allowed).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 51.5% out of their 68 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Angels have amassed 32 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 125 relievers to the hill this season. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have recorded 14 saves.

In 3,489 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (15th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 31 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Angels have racked up 380 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 1,163 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Detmers has given up 175 base knocks while tallying 182 strikeouts in 184 innings. He has surrendered 90 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.332 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 796 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Detmers (8-12 career mark) has earned a 4.39 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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