Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+120) Philadelphia (-142)

The Philadelphia Phillies (65-52) will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (60-58) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Twins at +120 while the Phillies are coming in at -142. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Sonny Gray and Zack Wheeler.

The Twins have accumulated 197 doubles as a squad and have hit 157 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging % of .414 and have been called out on strikes 1,199 times, while taking a walk on 391 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in the league. They have 491 runs batted in as well as 933 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .237. They have earned 515 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have surrendered 135 long balls and 475 total runs (6th in baseball). Minnesota has relinquished 928 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 449 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.87 this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,119 batters. They have walked 314 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team this season.

The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 54.2% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. The relievers have inherited 112 base runners over the course of the season and 32.1% of those players ended up scoring. Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 85 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 341 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 55 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). They have recorded 26 saves so far this year and have blown 22 of their 48 save opportunities.

The Twins have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 9,399 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have notched a total of 3,133 putouts thus far, as well as 894 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 10th in baseball, and they have twisted 82 double plays.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,517 frames and has tallied 1,471 K's in his MLB career. Gray (95-82 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.59 and he has faced 6,318 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.53 (595 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.214. He has given up 1,309 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 533 walks.

The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .420 and they are earning 4.62 runs per game (13th in the league). They have hit 213 doubles, while getting a free base 369 times and putting up 536 runs. Philadelphia has tallied 134 home runs over the course of the season as well as 517 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,058 occasions (7th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,015 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .255 so far this year.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 3.97 as a squad so far this year. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 944. The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 504 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.96 (454 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,034 strikeouts vs 329 bases on balls). They have conceded 130 HR's and they relinquish 4.39 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 139 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 53 holds and also 18 blown saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have sent 372 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 34 saves.

Out of their 9,291 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in the majors). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Phillies have racked up 993 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 3,097 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Wheeler has surrendered 1,188 hits and he has 1,344 K's in 1,323 frames. He has given up a total of 508 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.193 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and he has faced 5,497 opposing hitters in his career. Wheeler (83-62 mark in his career) has a 3.45 ERA and has surrendered 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-142)

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