Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+200) Minnesota (-245)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (84-73) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (48-109) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Athletics at +200 while the Twins are coming in at -245. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Medina and Sonny Gray.

The Athletics have accrued 219 doubles as a unit and have smacked 167 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .371 and have been rung up 1,445 times, while taking a walk on 482 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB. They have accumulated 547 runs batted in in addition to 1,152 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .224. They have 568 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.51 on the campaign (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,265 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 206 home runs and also 902 runs in total (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 676 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.04 as a squad on the campaign. Oakland has given up 1,425 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 844 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.87 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 52.8% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 280 runners on the campaign with 39.6% of them crossed home plate. Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 177 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 519 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 59 holds for the year (29th in MLB). They have earned 28 saves this season and have missed out on 25 of 53 save chances.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 4,133 putouts this season, in addition to 1,234 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which puts them in 29th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 118 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,399 innings on the field, ranking them 27th in pro baseball.

Medina has pitched in 103 frames and has 102 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 5.64 (65 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.543. He has conceded 106 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 54 walks. Medina (3-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.81 while he has faced 471 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Twins have a team slugging % of .426 and they are earning 4.76 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have 257 two-baggers, while getting a free base 572 times as well as scoring 748 runs. Minnesota has hit 224 home runs on the season as well as 718 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,608 occasions (1st in MLB) and have recorded 1,284 hits. The Minnesota Twins have compiled an on-base percentage of .324 as well as a batting average of .242 for the year.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.197 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.60 (1,492 strikeouts against 429 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,253. They have yielded 185 dingers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 638 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (604 earned runs given up).

With 143 save situations, the Twins have amassed 78 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 63 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 176 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.1% out of 153 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 470 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Twins have racked up 1,242 assists, 65 errors and have 4,215 putouts on the season. In their 12,645 innings played, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (9th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Gray has surrendered 1,345 base knocks while accumulating 1,517 K's in 1,567 frames. Gray (98-85 mark in his career) has a 3.47 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 605 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.205 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has faced 6,512 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-245)

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