Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Oakland Athletics (48-108) are on their way to Target Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (83-73). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Joey Estes and Pablo Lopez.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are earning 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They are sitting with 565 runs scored while having a team OBP of .299. The Athletics have compiled 218 doubles as a team and have knocked 166 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 544 RBI's and 1,144 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .224. Oakland has a slugging rate of .372 and have been rung up 1,430 times, while drawing a walk on 481 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.52. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 204 home runs and 891 runs (29th in MLB). Oakland has allowed 1,417 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 833 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 5.47 so far this year (29th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,257 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 667 opposing batters and their FIP is 5.03 as a team over the course of the season.

The Athletics have dispatched 516 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 277 base runners so far this season with 39.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 28 saves this season and have blown 25 of 53 save opportunities. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 52.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have 59 holds on the season (29th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 176 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have amassed 4,109 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,226 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 29th in baseball, and have earned 117 double plays. The Athletics have converted 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,327 innings, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

Estes has thrown 4 innings and has 2 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 9.64 (5 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.500. He has conceded 6 hits (11.6 hits per nine innings) with 1 free passes. Estes (0-1 career mark) sits with a FIP of 12.69 and he has gone up against 25 batters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .242 on the season. They have struck out on 1,600 instances (1st in baseball) and have totaled 1,276 base hits. Minnesota has a total of 222 HRs on the campaign as well as 707 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .425 and they are earning 4.72 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have recorded 255 doubles, while taking a walk 563 times as well as notching 737 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.198 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.91 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (1,477 strikeouts against 428 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,245. They have surrendered 184 homers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 635 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.87 (601 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.1% out of their 153 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 176 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 143 save situations, the Twins have amassed 78 holds and 27 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 467 relievers onto the field this year. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 63 save chances and they have converted 36 saves.

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

Lopez (39-39 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.85 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.79 and he has gone up against 2,892 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 299 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Lopez has conceded 634 hits while he has tallied 717 strikeouts in 699 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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