San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+140) Minnesota (-165)

The San Francisco Giants (23-24) are en route to Target Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (25-23). The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at +140 while Minnesota is at -165. The total has been set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Anthony DeSclafani and Joe Ryan.

San Francisco is slugging .410 and have struck out 453 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions. They have earned 202 runs batted in as well as 378 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .239. The Giants have accrued 66 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 205 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are knocking in 4.4 runs per outing, which is 18th in baseball.

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The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.19 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 406 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 56 home runs and 220 total runs (18th in the league). They have walked 138 opposing players and their FIP is 4.21 as a team on the campaign. San Francisco has given up 417 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 194 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.7% and has entered the game in 48 save situations. The relievers have inherited 75 runners for the season with 30.7% of those players crossed the plate. Giants pitchers have come into the game with players on base 49 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 145 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have earned 24 holds this year (18th in the league). They have 16 saves so far this season and have blown 6 of 22 save chances.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 1,250 putouts so far this season, in addition to 472 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and they have turned 48 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,750 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in MLB.

DeSclafani has taken the hill for 898 innings and has accumulated 792 K's so far in his career. DeSclafani (53-51 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.08 while going up against 3,765 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.06 (405 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.252. He has given up 887 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 238 walks.

Minnesota has accumulated 64 home runs this year and 210 runs batted in. They have hit 78 doubles, while getting a free base 168 times as well as scoring 220 runs. The Minnesota Twins have compiled an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this year. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .405 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 474 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 373 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.169 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.90 (474 strikeouts vs 146 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 359. They have yielded 44 home runs and they allow 3.75 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 180 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.44 (165 earned runs conceded).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. They rank 27th in MLB with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 141 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.4% out of their 34 inherited runners. With 48 save situations, the Twins have earned 27 holds and 10 blown saves.

In their 3,888 innings on the field, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (9th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in MLB). The Twins have accrued 361 assists, 29 errors and have accumulated 1,296 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Ryan has allowed 173 hits while totaling 247 punch outs in 229 frames. Ryan (21-10 career mark) has a 3.29 ERA while surrendering 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up 84 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.015 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.12 and he has faced 921 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (+140)

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