Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+200) Minnesota (-245)

The Minnesota Twins (76-68) are welcoming the Los Angeles Angels (60-84) at Target Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +200 while Minnesota is coming in at -245. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jack Kochanowicz and Zebby Matthews.

The Angels have accrued 205 doubles as a team and have hit 148 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .372 and have struck out 1,229 times, while being walked on 425 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 3.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 27th in MLB. They have recorded 531 runs batted in as well as 1,084 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .229. They have earned 567 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.46 so far this season (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,121 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 170 home runs and also 688 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 530 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a team so far this year. Los Angeles has conceded 1,144 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 630 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Angels pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 118 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 62 holds on the season (27th in the league). The Angels bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and has entered the game in 114 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of 50 save chances. The relievers have inherited 188 base runners on the season with 33.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Angels have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 3,815 putouts this season, as well as 1,264 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 21st in baseball, and have accumulated 131 double plays. The Angels have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,445 innings, ranking them 5th in pro baseball.

Kochanowicz has taken the hill for 38 innings and has tallied 12 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.95 (21 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.440. He has surrendered 47 base hits (11.1 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks. Kochanowicz (2-4 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.87 and he has gone up against 163 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins hold a team OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .249 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,171 instances (21st in baseball) and have totaled 1,211 base knocks. Minnesota has accumulated 171 home runs on the campaign as well as 635 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging % of .421 and they are scoring 4.65 runs per game (11th in the league). They have put up 278 doubles, while getting a free base 419 times as well as putting up 670 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.188 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (1,296 strikeouts vs 367 walks). They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,145. They have given up 164 HR's and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 636 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.19 (593 earned runs conceded).

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 40 saves. They sit at 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.2%, and they have sent 461 relievers to the hill this season. Their relievers have taken the field 173 times in high leverage situations and also on 107 occasions with runners on. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 44.0% out of 159 inherited base runners. Sitting with 141 save situations, the Twins have accrued 83 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in the majors). The Twins have recorded 1,096 assists, 66 errors and have accumulated 3,821 putouts so far this season. In their 11,463 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball).

In his career, Matthews has given up 32 base knocks while he has accumulated 22 K's in 22 frames. He has conceded a total of 18 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.591 and a FIP of 7.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 7.33 and he has faced 104 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Matthews (1-3 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 7.36 ERA and has surrendered 13.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+200)

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