Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+120) Miami (-140)

loanDepot park is where the Miami Marlins (1-3) will play the Minnesota Twins (3-0) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Twins at +120 and the Marlins open at -140. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Kenta Maeda and Sandy Alcantara.

The Twins have recorded 3 two-baggers as a team and have hit 2 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota is slugging .368 and have been called out on strikes 26 times, while taking a walk on 11 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which is 18th in MLB. They have earned 11 runs batted in in addition to 28 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .264. They have earned a total of 11 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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The Twins have an ERA of 1.33 for the year (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 25 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.93. Twins pitchers have given up 2 home runs and 4 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 13 opposing players and their FIP is 3.88 as a unit for the season.

The Twins have transformed 83.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 243 innings, which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 81 putouts this year, in addition to 29 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage sits at .991 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and have a total of 4 double plays.

Maeda has taken the mound for 762 innings and has 834 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.87 (328 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.136. He has given up 646 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 220 free passes. Maeda (59-41 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.70 while going up against 3,130 opposing batters in the majors.

The Marlins have a team slugging % of .386 and they are recording 2.00 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have hit 6 doubles, while getting a free base 11 times as well as earning 8 runs. Miami has hit 4 home runs for the year as well as 8 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 41 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have 29 base hits. The Miami Marlins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .290 as well as a batting average of .228 on the year.

The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 17 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.00 (16 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 3 homers and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.333 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.32 (25 strikeouts against 19 free passes). They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 29.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 3 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (16th in professional baseball). The Marlins have accrued 47 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 108 putouts on the season. In their 324 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 74.1% (6th in the majors).

Alcantara (34-43 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.12 earned run average and has conceded 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 2,941 batters so far in his career. He has conceded 250 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.143 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Alcantara has surrendered 596 hits while he has earned 640 K's in 721 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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