Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (25-67) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (45-46) at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Joe Ryan and Hogan Harris.

The Twins have tallied 150 doubles as a squad and have knocked 115 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .400 and have been rung up 916 times, while being walked on 297 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have amassed 361 runs batted in in addition to 708 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .232. They have accumulated 380 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309.

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The Twins have a team ERA of 3.68 so far this season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 870 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 95 home runs in addition to 353 runs (2nd in MLB). They have walked 255 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.70 as a team this season. Minnesota has relinquished 693 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 333 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Twins have dispatched 265 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 91 base runners on the year with 33.0% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 18 saves for the year and have not converted 17 of 35 save chances. The Twins relievers have a save rate of 51.4% and has entered the game in 79 save situations. The relievers have a total of 44 holds on the season (20th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 66 times in addition to having 94 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 2,442 putouts on the year, as well as 694 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 15th in the majors, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,326 innings, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Ryan (23-15 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.75 while he has gone up against 1,134 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 221 hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 70 walks. His earned run average is 3.66 (114 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.037. Ryan has thrown 280 frames and has accounted for 305 K's in his pro baseball career.

Oakland has tallied 85 home runs for the year and 317 RBIs. They have tallied 120 doubles, while walking 296 times as well as scoring 329 runs. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .299 and a team batting average of .221 over the course of the season. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .353 and they score 3.58 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 845 instances (5th in MLB) and have tallied 673 base knocks.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.559 in addition to having a FIP of 5.27 as a team so far this season. They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 864. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 577 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 6.04 (543 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (725 strikeouts vs 397 walks). They have allowed 130 homers and they relinquish 6.42 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 55 save situations, the Athletics have earned 24 holds and 16 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 30 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 109 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.5% out of 167 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have sent 305 relievers onto the field on the season.

Out of their 7,281 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (28th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 65 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 727 assists, 57 errors and have notched a total of 2,427 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Harris has given up 41 base knocks while he has tallied 35 punch outs in 43 innings. He has conceded a total of 29 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.395 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and he has faced 187 opposing batters thus far in his career. Harris (2-3 record in his career) holds a 6.07 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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