Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+245) Toronto (-295)

The Toronto Blue Jays (36-29) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (32-32) at Rogers Centre on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +245 while Toronto is coming in at -295. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Louie Varland and Kevin Gausman.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .395 and have been called out on strikes 650 times, while drawing a walk on 221 occasions. They have recorded 259 runs batted in as well as 492 hits on the year, while their team batting average is .229. The Twins have accrued 100 doubles as a team and have hit 81 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 273 runs scored and hold an OBP of .310. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in MLB.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.45 on the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 611 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 62 long balls in addition to 237 runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 188 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.63 as a unit on the campaign. Minnesota has surrendered 480 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 220 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Twins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 51 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 32 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 58 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves for the season and have blown 13 out of their 26 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners on the campaign and 28.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Twins have dispatched 189 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 1,722 putouts on the year, in addition to 493 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 21st in MLB, and have accumulated 43 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,166 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in the majors.

Varland (4-4 career record) has a FIP of 4.94 while facing 302 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 71 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 18 free passes. His ERA is 4.19 (34 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.219. Varland has thrown 73 innings and has totaled 65 K's so far in his MLB career.

Toronto has compiled 75 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 280 RBIs. They have tallied 118 doubles, while getting a free base 220 times as well as putting up 297 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded an OBP of .333 in addition to a batting average of .262 on the season. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they score 4.57 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 508 occasions (26th in MLB) and are sitting with 590 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.242 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 511. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 268 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (242 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (608 strikeouts vs 207 free passes). They have surrendered 86 home runs and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 21.1% of 95 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 69 times in high leverage situations and also on 67 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Blue Jays have 37 holds and also 6 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 214 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have earned 20 saves.

Out of their 5,208 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (7th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 526 assists, 33 errors and have amassed 1,736 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Gausman has given up 1,422 hits while he has earned 1,479 strikeouts in 1,434 frames. Gausman (81-85 career record) is the owner of a 3.86 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 615 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.77 and he has faced 6,021 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+245)

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