Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-110) Minnesota (-110)

Target Field is where the Minnesota Twins (26-25) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (27-25) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -110 and the Twins are coming in at -110. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Berrios and Bailey Ober.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are knocking in 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 10th in the league. They have tallied 247 runs and hold an OBP of .332. The Blue Jays have tallied 97 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 232 runs batted in as well as 482 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .265. Toronto owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 412 times, while taking a walk on 172 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 this year (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 478 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 68 home runs in addition to 228 runs in total (14th in the league). They have walked 177 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.42 as a squad this season. Toronto has given up 416 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 203 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.70 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 172 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 86 base runners this year with 23.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 13 saves this season and have not converted 5 of their 18 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 28 holds this year (13th in MLB). Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 59 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 1,385 putouts on the year, as well as 416 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,155 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in MLB.

Berrios (76-58 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.04 and he has gone up against 4,588 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,032 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 325 walks. His ERA is 4.24 (510 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.253. Berrios has taken the ball for 1,083 frames and is sitting with 1,063 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .402 and they average 4.53 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have recorded 81 two-baggers, while getting a free base 181 times as well as scoring 231 runs. Minnesota has a total of 68 home runs this year to go along with 218 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 508 occasions (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 392 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .228 over the course of the season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 188 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.39 (173 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 47 home runs and they yield 3.69 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.181 with a FIP of 3.49 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.90 (506 strikeouts vs 155 free passes). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 387.

Minnesota relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of their 43 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Twins have earned 30 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 152 relievers to the mound so far this year. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 377 assists, 32 errors and have a tally of 1,377 putouts so far this season. In their 4,131 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (13th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Ober has conceded 165 hits while totaling 177 K's in 183 innings. He has conceded 73 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.116 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.43 and he has faced 743 hitters in his pro baseball career. Ober (8-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.58 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-110)

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