Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (83-73) will compete against the Oakland Athletics (48-108) at Target Field on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Paul Blackburn and Bailey Ober.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 30th in the league. They are sitting with 565 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .299. The Athletics have recorded 218 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 166 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 544 runs batted in in addition to 1,144 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .224. Oakland is slugging .372 and have struck out 1,430 times, while taking a walk on 481 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.88 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.52. Athletics pitchers have conceded 204 home runs and also 891 total runs (29th in the league). Oakland has surrendered 1,417 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 833 earned runs. The Athletics have a team earned run average of 5.47 for the year (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,257 hitters. They have walked 667 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.03 as a squad for the season.

Athletics pitchers have come into the game with players on base 176 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 59 holds so far this year (29th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.8% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves on the year and have not converted 25 of their 53 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 277 runners on the season and 39.0% of those runners ended up scoring. The Athletics have dispatched 516 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 4,109 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,226 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 29th in the majors, and they have turned 117 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,327 innings, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Blackburn has thrown 350 frames and has earned 267 punch outs so far in his career. Blackburn (17-23 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.28 while he has faced 1,517 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.81 (187 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.420. He has surrendered 390 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 107 free passes.

Minnesota has a total of 222 home runs for the season as well as 707 RBIs. They have put up 255 two-baggers, while taking a walk 563 times as well as putting up 737 runs. The Minnesota Twins have tallied a team OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .242 for the year. The Twins hold a slugging % of .425 and they average 4.72 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,600 occasions (1st in MLB) and have 1,276 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.198 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.50 (1,477 strikeouts vs 428 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,245. They have allowed 184 homers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have relinquished 635 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (601 earned runs relinquished).

Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 63 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. They rank 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 467 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 176 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.1% out of their 153 inherited base runners. With 143 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 78 holds and also 27 blown saves.

In 12,564 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (9th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 113 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Twins have 1,236 assists, 65 errors and have a total of 4,188 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Ober has allowed 261 hits while he has tallied 276 K's in 281 innings pitched. Ober (12-12 career mark) has earned a 3.75 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 117 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.139 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.68 and he has gone up against 1,145 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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