Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: MASN

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (82-77) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (88-71) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Dean Kremer and Bailey Ober.

The Orioles have earned 258 doubles as a unit and have hit 228 balls out of the park. Baltimore is slugging .433 and have been rung up 1,330 times, while taking a walk on 480 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have accrued 737 runs batted in and 1,354 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .248. They have accounted for 764 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .314.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.87 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Orioles pitchers have allowed 172 home runs and 693 total runs (17th in the league). Baltimore has surrendered 1,285 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 626 earned runs. The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.98 so far this season (15th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,362 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 474 hitters and their FIP is 3.93 as a team for the season.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 173 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 108 holds over the course of the season (3rd in baseball). The Orioles bullpen have earned a save percentage of 68.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 176 save situations. They have compiled 46 saves this year and have not converted 21 out of their 67 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 250 base runners for the year with 31.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have sent 535 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Orioles have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,735 innings, which ranks them 14th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 4,245 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,312 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball, and have 98 double plays.

Kremer has thrown 499 innings and has tallied 436 K's so far in his MLB career. Kremer (30-30 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.23 while going up against 2,128 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.30 (238 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.322. He has allowed 482 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 177 walks.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they score 4.63 runs per game (10th in the league). They have hit 305 doubles, while taking a walk 466 times as well as recording 736 runs. Minnesota has tallied 180 home runs so far this year to go along with 696 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,288 instances (22nd in the league) and have recorded 1,334 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .247 so far this season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 713 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (660 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 183 dingers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.217 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (1,471 strikeouts vs 424 walks). They have a ranking of 17th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,296.

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 62 save chances and they have come away with 43 saves. They sit at 5th in the league with a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 524 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 201 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.4% out of their 198 inherited base runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Twins have amassed 88 holds and also 19 blown saves.

In their 12,720 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Twins have 1,211 assists, 68 errors and are sitting with 4,240 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Ober has surrendered 396 hits while totaling 480 strikeouts in 465 frames. Ober (25-20 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.75 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 194 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.070 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.71 and he has faced 1,872 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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