Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Colorado Rockies (23-42) are traveling to Target Field on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (34-31). The pitchers taking the mound are Cal Quantrill and Pablo Lopez.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.1 runs/g, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have notched a total of 264 runs and have an on-base percentage of .307. The Rockies have tallied 116 doubles as a unit and have hit 53 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 250 runs batted in and 545 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .246. Colorado is slugging .379 and have struck out 617 times, while being walked on 180 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.74 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have conceded 72 home runs and 366 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has surrendered 632 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) and 340 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.33 on the campaign (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 423 hitters. They have walked 243 batters and their FIP is 4.69 as a unit so far this year.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 50 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 base runners for the year and 36.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Rockies pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 67 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 193 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have notched 27 holds for the season (25th in MLB). They have earned 14 saves this year and have missed out on 9 of their 23 save opportunities.

The Rockies have transformed 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,166 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have 1,722 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 650 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 8th in the majors, and have a total of 66 double plays.

Quantrill (40-27 career record) has a FIP of 3.75 while he has gone up against 2,710 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 621 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 194 free passes. His earned run average is 3.81 (272 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.268. Quantrill has taken the hill for 643 innings and has earned 478 punch outs during his career.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .393 and they score 4.34 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have notched 118 doubles, while taking a walk 193 times and notching 282 runs. Minnesota is sitting with 69 home runs so far this season and 264 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 555 occasions (13th in MLB) and have accounted for 497 hits. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .304 and a team batting average of .230 on the season.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.224 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.20 (582 strikeouts against 171 bases on balls). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 529. They have given up 80 home runs and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 288 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.25 (270 earned runs yielded).

Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 46.8% out of their 79 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 69 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Twins have earned 45 holds and 8 blown saves. They rank 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.4%, and they have sent 205 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Minnesota has had relievers step onto the hill in 29 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in baseball). The Twins have accrued 490 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 1,716 putouts over the course of the season. In their 5,148 innings on the field, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (15th in pro baseball).

In his career, Lopez has surrendered 709 base knocks while tallying 802 punch outs in 775 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 345 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and having a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.87 and he has gone up against 3,211 hitters during his pro baseball career. Lopez (44-45 career record) has earned a 4.01 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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