Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, July 14, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-190) Oakland (+160)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (25-67) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (45-46) on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -190 and Oakland is priced at +160. The over/under is set at 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Pablo Lopez and Paul Blackburn.

Minnesota is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 916 times, while being walked on 297 occasions. They have accrued 361 RBI's and 708 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .232. The Twins have tallied 150 doubles as a team and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 380 runs while holding a team OBP of .309. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in MLB.

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The Twins have an ERA of 3.68 for the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 870 batters. Twins pitchers have allowed 95 home runs and also 353 total runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 255 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.70 as a unit for the year. Minnesota has conceded 693 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 333 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 51.4% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 base runners so far this season with 33.0% of them earned a run for their team. Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 66 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 265 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have a total of 44 holds for the season (20th in the league). They have 18 saves this season and have blown 17 of 35 chances to save the game.

The Twins have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 7,326 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned a total of 2,442 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 694 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and they have twisted 65 double plays.

Lopez has taken the ball for 621 frames and has accumulated 627 strikeouts during his career. Lopez (33-36 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.66 while he has faced 2,563 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.93 (271 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.169. He has given up 554 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 172 free passes.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .353 and they are scoring 3.58 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have 120 doubles, while taking a walk 296 times as well as notching 329 runs. Oakland has compiled 85 home runs for the year as well as 317 RBIs. They have struck out on 845 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 673 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a team batting average of .221 so far this year.

The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 577 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 6.04 (543 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 130 long balls and they allow 6.42 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.559 and have a FIP of 5.27 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (725 strikeouts vs 397 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 864.

With 55 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 24 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 30 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 109 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.5% out of their 167 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 46.7%, and they have sent 305 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 65 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 727 assists, 57 errors and have earned 2,427 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,281 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (28th in the majors).

Blackburn (14-18 career mark) has earned a 5.06 earned run average while allowing 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 1,240 batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 161 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Blackburn has surrendered 321 hits while he has totaled 207 strikeouts in 286 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+160)

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