Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+102) Milwaukee (-122)

The Milwaukee Brewers (68-57) host the Minnesota Twins (65-60) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +102 while Milwaukee is opening at -122. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Kenta Maeda and Corbin Burnes.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.4 runs/g, which is 20th in baseball. They have a total of 551 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318. The Twins have accounted for 210 doubles as a squad and have hit 168 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 527 RBI's in addition to 1,007 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .239. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .416 and have been rung up 1,289 times, while drawing a walk on 423 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.48 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers have relinquished 145 long balls and also 508 total runs (3rd in MLB). Minnesota has surrendered 995 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 482 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,193 batters. They have walked 343 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad this year.

The Twins have dispatched 370 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 129 base runners on the campaign with 28.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 29 saves so far this season and have blown 23 of 52 save opportunities. The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 55.8% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 64 holds for the season (18th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 94 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 3,346 putouts on the year, as well as 959 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 8th in the majors, and have a total of 89 double plays. The Twins have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,038 innings, ranking them 9th in professional baseball.

Maeda has thrown 831 innings and has earned 916 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.90 (360 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.139. He has surrendered 709 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 238 free passes. Maeda (62-48 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.71 while facing 3,414 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .234 this season. They have struck out on 1,101 occasions (13th in MLB) and have a total of 970 base hits. Milwaukee has hit 130 long balls this season as well as 515 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team slugging % of .378 and they earn 4.30 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have tallied 185 doubles, while taking a walk 442 times as well as racking up 537 runs.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.221 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 971. The Milwaukee pitching staff have yielded 532 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.98 (490 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,079 strikeouts vs 383 walks). They have yielded 156 long balls and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

With 137 save situations, the Brewers have amassed 78 holds and also 19 blown saves. Milwaukee has had relievers step onto the hill in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 39 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 96 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of 133 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 67.2%, and they have dispatched 398 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 9,987 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (1st in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 1,068 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 3,329 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Burnes has allowed 507 hits while he has tallied 825 strikeouts in 667 innings. Burnes (44-25 career record) has earned a 3.26 ERA while surrendering 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 242 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.051 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.23 and he has gone up against 2,697 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+102)

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