Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Cincinnati Reds (71-76) are traveling to Target Field on Friday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (78-68). The starting pitchers will be Julian Aguiar and Bailey Ober.

As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball. They have earned a total of 646 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. The Reds have recorded 240 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 164 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 613 RBI's as well as 1,124 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .232. Cincinnati is slugging .393 and have been rung up 1,339 times, while being walked on 449 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.04 on the season (16th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,254 batters. Reds pitchers have surrendered 173 home runs and also 626 runs (13th in the league). They have walked 444 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a unit over the course of the season. Cincinnati has given up 1,172 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 583 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.82 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

The Reds bullpen have earned a save percentage of 70.2% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 207 base runners this year with 28.5% of those players crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 133 times in addition to having 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 486 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have a total of 76 holds this season (14th in baseball). They have 33 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 47 chances to get a save.

The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 3,894 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,110 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and have a total of 92 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,682 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in pro baseball.

Aguiar has taken the ball for 21 innings and has 11 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.12 (12 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.374. He has conceded 21 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 8 free passes. Aguiar (1-0 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.04 and he has gone up against 95 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins hold a team on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,181 occasions (21st in the league) and have accounted for 1,232 base knocks. Minnesota has compiled 175 home runs over the course of the season and 651 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .423 and they average 4.70 runs per game (11th in the league). They have recorded 283 two-baggers, while walking 425 times as well as putting up 686 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 645 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.17 (598 earned runs yielded). They have given up 168 long balls and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.192 with a FIP of 3.83 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (1,323 strikeouts against 374 bases on balls). They rank 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,165.

Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.2% out of their 162 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 175 times in high leverage situations in addition to 109 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Twins have recorded 86 holds and 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.7%, and they have sent 467 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Minnesota has had relief pitchers enter the game in 58 save opportunities and they have walked away with 41 saves.

In 11,625 innings on the field, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Twins have 1,112 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 3,875 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Ober has surrendered 378 hits and he has 455 strikeouts in 447 innings pitched. Ober (25-18 record in his career) holds a 3.68 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 183 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.064 and having a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.64 and he has faced 1,795 batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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