Milwaukee Brewers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Minnesota Twins (54-42) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (55-42) at Target Field on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Freddy Peralta and Pablo Lopez.

Milwaukee is slugging .400 and have struck out 849 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions. They have recorded 443 RBI's and 839 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .255. The Brewers have accumulated 153 doubles as a squad and have hit 99 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 466 runs scored and hold an OBP of .333. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Brewers pitchers have conceded 116 home runs in addition to 387 runs (7th in MLB). Milwaukee has given up 778 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 363 earned runs. The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.81 this season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 768 hitters. They have walked 296 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a squad on the campaign.

The Brewers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 74.4% and has come into the game in 90 save situations. The relievers have inherited 134 runners on the campaign with 29.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Brewers relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 89 times and also have had 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 310 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have recorded 47 holds on the season (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 32 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 43 chances to get a save.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned 2,575 putouts so far this season, as well as 849 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 16th in baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,725 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in MLB.

Peralta (48-32 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.81 and he has gone up against 2,837 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 514 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 262 free passes. His earned run average is 3.87 (294 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.136. Peralta has thrown 683 innings and has totaled 879 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .254 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 757 occasions (23rd in baseball) and are sitting with 827 hits. Minnesota has hit 115 HRs this season as well as 443 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .428 and they tally 4.85 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have tallied 192 doubles, while taking a walk 279 times as well as scoring 466 runs.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.180 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 758. The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 419 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (388 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.30 (873 strikeouts vs 244 bases on balls). They have surrendered 112 homers and they surrender 4.44 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 45.0% out of their 109 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with runners on base. With 104 save situations, the Twins have tallied 61 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 308 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves.

In 7,644 innings on the field, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in the majors). The Twins have 723 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 2,548 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Lopez has allowed 739 hits while he has earned 844 punch outs in 808 frames. He has conceded a total of 361 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.96 and he has gone up against 3,345 batters so far in his career. Lopez (47-46 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.02 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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