Pittsburgh Pirates vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (63-59) will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-67) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Keller and Sonny Gray.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .387 and have been rung up 1,077 times, while taking a walk on 425 occasions. They have 483 runs batted in in addition to 940 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .235. The Pirates have tallied 204 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 121 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 505 runs scored and hold an OBP of .313. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 24th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 137 home runs and 596 total runs (23rd in the league). Pittsburgh has allowed 1,050 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 546 earned runs. The Pirates have an ERA of 4.61 this season (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,024 hitters. They have walked 444 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a unit on the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 121 times and also have had 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 60 holds this year (18th in the league). The Pirates bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.1% and has come into the game in 110 save situations. They have compiled 32 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 47 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 182 runners for the year with 33.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have sent 389 relievers to the hill this season.

The Pirates have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,600 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 3,200 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,004 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and have a total of 103 double plays.

Keller has taken the mound for 479 innings and is sitting with 472 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.77 (254 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.478. He has surrendered 519 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 189 walks. Keller (21-37 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.02 while he has faced 2,111 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Minnesota has knocked in 167 long balls this season as well as 516 runs batted in. They have recorded 201 doubles, while taking a walk 414 times as well as racking up 540 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .317 as well as a team batting average of .239 on the season. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .417 and they score 4.43 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,247 instances (1st in the league) and have totaled 981 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 500 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.92 (474 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 144 homers and they relinquish 4.14 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 3.87 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.60 (1,164 strikeouts vs 330 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 976.

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. They rank 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.9%, and they have dispatched 360 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of 120 inherited base runners. With 113 save situations, the Twins have earned 61 holds and also 23 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (8th in baseball). The Twins have accrued 934 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 3,265 putouts so far this year. In 9,795 innings on the field, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Gray has surrendered 1,311 base knocks while he has tallied 1,478 K's in 1,523 innings. He has given up a total of 595 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 6,341 opposing batters thus far in his career. Gray (96-82 career record) has a 3.52 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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