Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (63-52) welcome the Minnesota Twins (60-56) at Citizens Bank Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Dallas Keuchel and Cristopher Sanchez.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.4 runs per outing, which is 17th in the league. They are sitting with 515 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. The Twins have accounted for 197 doubles as a team and have smacked 157 baseballs out of the park. They have 491 runs batted in as well as 931 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .238. Minnesota is slugging .417 and have struck out 1,190 times, while being walked on 388 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have given up 134 home runs in addition to 472 runs in total (6th in the league). Minnesota has relinquished 920 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 446 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.87 on the year (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,112 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 313 hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a unit so far this season.

Twins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 85 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 55 holds so far this year (20th in baseball). The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 54.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 104 save situations. They have earned 26 saves on the season and have not converted 22 out of their 48 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 112 runners over the course of the season and 32.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 339 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Twins have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 9,327 innings, ranking them 8th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have amassed 3,109 putouts for the season, in addition to 886 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Keuchel has pitched in 1,593 innings and has racked up 1,218 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.97 (703 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.314. He has conceded 1,602 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 491 walks. Keuchel (101-91 career mark) has a FIP of 3.99 while facing 6,727 hitters in the major leagues.

The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they are scoring 4.61 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have hit 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 360 times and notching 530 runs. Philadelphia is sitting with 131 home runs this year to go along with 511 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,054 instances (7th in MLB) and have recorded 1,009 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .256 so far this season.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 502 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.98 (452 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 130 home runs and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.234 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (1,021 strikeouts vs 328 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 934.

Sitting with 104 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 52 holds and also 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have converted 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and on 96 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 137 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have sent 368 relievers to the mound this year.

In 9,210 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (10th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 82 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (18th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 988 assists, 61 errors and have notched a total of 3,070 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Sanchez has surrendered 95 base knocks and he has 96 strikeouts in 105 innings. Sanchez (3-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.46 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 442 opposing batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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