Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports North

The Arizona Diamondbacks (39-40) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (43-36) at Chase Field on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Bailey Ober and Jordan Montgomery.

The Twins have tallied 152 two-baggers as a team and have hit 94 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 636 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have amassed 352 RBI's as well as 655 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .246. They have a total of 371 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1517.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 2.72. Twins pitchers have conceded 0 home runs and 0 runs (18th in the league). Minnesota has surrendered 636 hits (24.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 0 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 371.00 on the year (21st in the league), and they have rung up 1,117 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 1 opposing players and their FIP is 524.00 as a team for the year.

The Twins have dispatched 248 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 92 base runners for the year with 44.6% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 24 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 10 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The Twins relief pitchers have a save rate of 70.6% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 50 holds this season (6th in baseball). Twins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 61 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs in their 6,291 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 2,097 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 591 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Ober has pitched in 374 innings and has accumulated 376 K's so far in his career. Ober (20-16 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.77 while he has gone up against 1,513 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.82 (159 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.109. He has conceded 336 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 79 walks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .251 so far this year. They have struck out on 622 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have 668 base knocks. Arizona has accounted for 78 home runs on the campaign to go along with 355 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .400 and they tally 4.72 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have hit 132 doubles, while getting a free base 252 times as well as putting up 373 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 0 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 0 long balls and they concede 0.01 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 2.471 and have a FIP of 528.00 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.30 (1,064 strikeouts against 1 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 622.

Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.0% out of 100 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Diamondbacks have recorded 32 holds and also 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 250 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 29 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves.

In 6,282 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (24th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 76 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 730 assists, 34 errors and have a total of 2,094 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Montgomery has allowed 783 hits and he has 749 strikeouts in 817 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 349 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 3,417 hitters so far in his career. Montgomery (44-38 career record) holds a 3.84 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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