Miami Marlins vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Minnesota Twins (81-76) welcome the Miami Marlins (58-99) at Target Field on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Valente Bellozo and David Festa.

The Marlins have earned 231 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 145 balls out of the stadium. Miami has a slugging % of .374 and have struck out 1,350 times, while being walked on 386 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.8 runs per outing, which has them at 28th in the league. They have 576 RBI's as well as 1,286 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .242. They have accounted for 600 runs and hold an OBP of .298.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.81 for the year (29th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,284 batters. Marlins pitchers have given up 191 long balls and 820 total runs (29th in baseball). They have walked 534 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.44 as a squad on the year. Miami has given up 1,391 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 743 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39.

Marlins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 167 times in addition to having 178 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 77 holds for the year (22nd in the league). The Marlins bullpen have a save rate of 54.5% and has entered the game in 134 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have blown 25 of 55 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 238 base runners on the campaign with 37.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Marlins have sent 540 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 4,168 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,385 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 116 double plays. The Marlins have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,504 innings, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball.

Bellozo has thrown 63 innings and has earned 42 K's in his career. Bellozo (3-4 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 274 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.84 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.313. He has conceded 63 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 20 free passes.

The Twins hold a team SLG% of .413 and they average 4.60 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have 299 doubles, while taking a walk 456 times as well as scoring 722 runs. Minnesota has accounted for 178 home runs on the campaign to go along with 684 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,276 instances (20th in the league) and have recorded 1,314 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated an OBP of .316 as well as a batting average of .247 for the season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 702 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.22 (652 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 182 home runs and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.214 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.30 (1,435 strikeouts against 417 walks). They rank 13th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,272.

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 62 save opportunities and they have converted 43 saves. They are ranked 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 510 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 196 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.2% out of their 187 inherited runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Twins have accrued 88 holds and 19 blown saves.

In their 12,522 innings played, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 1,195 assists, 67 errors and have notched a total of 4,174 putouts over the course of the season.

Festa (2-6 mark in his career) has earned a 4.80 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.27 and he has faced 256 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.283 and having a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Festa has conceded 55 base knocks while earning 72 K's in 60 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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