Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+100) Minnesota (-120)

The Minnesota Twins (26-24) host the Toronto Blue Jays (26-25) at Target Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at +100 and the Twins are priced at -120. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Chris Bassitt and Pablo Lopez.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 244 runs and have an on-base percentage of .333. The Blue Jays have hit 95 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 57 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 229 runs batted in in addition to 474 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .265. Toronto is slugging .418 and have been rung up 406 times, while drawing a walk on 171 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 68 long balls in addition to 227 runs (16th in the league). Toronto has conceded 411 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 202 earned runs. The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 4.02 on the campaign (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 466 batters. They have walked 168 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a team for the season.

The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 42 save situations. The relievers have inherited 83 runners this season with 24.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 57 times and also have had 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 168 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have recorded 25 holds over the course of the season (20th in baseball). They have recorded 12 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 out of their 17 chances to get a save.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,074 innings, which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have 1,358 putouts on the year, as well as 412 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 21st in MLB, and have a total of 39 double plays.

Bassitt has pitched in 799 frames and has accounted for 723 strikeouts so far in his career. Bassitt (51-37 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.90 while facing 3,342 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.42 (304 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.184. He has given up 695 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 252 free passes.

Minnesota has 68 HRs this season as well as 217 runs batted in. They have 80 doubles, while taking a walk 172 times and recording 230 runs. The Minnesota Twins have compiled an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .230 over the course of the season. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they earn 4.60 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 496 occasions (1st in MLB) and have a total of 387 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.184 with a FIP of 3.45 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 379. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 185 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (170 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 10.00 (500 strikeouts against 154 free passes). They have allowed 45 homers and they surrender 3.70 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 22 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 150 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 43 inherited runners. With 52 save situations, the Twins have 30 holds and 11 blown saves.

Out of their 4,050 innings on the field, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (15th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 29 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in the majors). The Twins have 369 assists, 31 errors and have earned 1,350 putouts so far this season.

Lopez (30-34 career win-loss mark) has a 3.93 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and he has gone up against 2,356 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 249 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.177 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Lopez has given up 512 hits while he has earned 564 strikeouts in 570 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+100)

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