San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+105) Minnesota (-125)

The Minnesota Twins (25-21) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (21-24) at Target Field on Monday. The line on this contest has the Giants at +105 while the Twins are sitting at -125. The over/under has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Bailey Ober.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 433 times, while drawing a walk on 147 occasions. They have earned 191 runs batted in and 364 hits this season, while their team batting average is .240. The Giants have hit 60 doubles as a unit and have smacked 63 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 194 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are earning 4.3 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.27 this year (16th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 383 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 53 home runs and also 214 runs in total (19th in MLB). They have walked 134 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.24 as a team so far this season. San Francisco has given up 400 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 189 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Giants have sent 137 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners for the season with 31.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 14 saves so far this year and have missed out on 6 out of their 20 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 21 holds so far this season (24th in baseball). Giants pitchers have come into the game with runners on 45 times and also have had 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 1,196 putouts so far this season, as well as 450 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 26th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 46 double plays. The Giants have transformed 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,588 innings, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball.

Cobb has pitched in 1,211 innings and has earned 1,011 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (507 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has allowed 1,186 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 356 walks. Cobb (73-69 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.77 while going up against 5,085 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .409 and they tally 4.72 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have tallied 76 doubles, while getting a free base 160 times as well as scoring 217 runs. Minnesota has compiled 62 HRs so far this season to go along with 207 runs batted in. They have struck out on 445 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 362 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .232 over the course of the season.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.164 with a FIP of 3.53 as a unit on the year. They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 345. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 172 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.40 (157 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (453 strikeouts against 138 free passes). They have relinquished 43 long balls and they yield 3.73 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 21 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. They sit at 26th in MLB with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have sent 136 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 52 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 32 inherited base runners. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Twins have amassed 27 holds and also 10 blown saves.

Out of their 3,735 innings played, the Twins have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (8th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 27 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Twins have 346 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,245 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Ober has given up 162 hits while he has tallied 175 K's in 178 innings. Ober (8-6 career record) has earned a 3.48 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up 69 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.114 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 4.73 and he has faced 722 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (+105)

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