Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+240) Minnesota (-285)

Target Field is the site where the Minnesota Twins (11-8) will try to beat the Washington Nationals (5-13) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +240 while the Twins are priced at -285. The over/under is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Chad Kuhl and Pablo Lopez.

Washington is slugging .335 and have been called out on strikes 121 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions. They have 59 runs batted in as well as 152 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .250. The Nationals have tallied 24 doubles as a unit and have smacked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 62 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Washington Nationals are recording 3.4 runs/g, which has them at 26th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 22 home runs and also 87 total runs (17th in baseball). Washington has allowed 152 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 79 earned runs. The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.50 over the course of the season (18th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 122 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 65 hitters and their FIP is 4.95 as a team on the campaign.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 30 base runners so far this year and 30.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 18 times as well as having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 57 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have 10 holds so far this season (18th in MLB). They have earned 4 saves for the season and have not converted 3 of their 7 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,422 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 10th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 474 putouts this year, in addition to 191 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and they have twisted 21 double plays.

Kuhl has taken the hill for 591 innings and has accumulated 514 K's thus far in his career. Kuhl (31-42 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.83 and he has faced 2,584 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.84 (318 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.458. He has surrendered 601 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 261 free passes.

The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are recording 4.32 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have hit 26 doubles, while taking a walk 51 times and scoring 82 runs. Minnesota has compiled 21 long balls so far this year and 77 RBIs. They have been rung up on 185 occasions (5th in MLB) and have tallied 146 hits. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated an OBP of .298 as well as a batting average of .228 this year.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.058 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 10.10 (189 strikeouts against 45 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 133. They have allowed 22 homers and they relinquish 3.48 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 65 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.16 (59 earned runs relinquished).

With 23 save situations, the Twins have earned 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.3% of 11 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 53 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (11th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 152 assists, 7 errors and have earned 506 putouts so far this season. In their 1,518 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (4th in MLB).

Lopez (29-32 career mark) has earned a 3.83 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.53 and he has gone up against 2,208 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 228 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.168 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Lopez has conceded 478 base knocks while accumulating 522 strikeouts in 536 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-285)

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