Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (76-76) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (80-72) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be David Festa and Richard Fitts.

The Twins have accrued 294 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 178 balls out of the park. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 1,233 times, while being walked on 439 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in the league. They have 675 RBI's and 1,278 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .249. They have accumulated 711 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.20 so far this season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 1,378 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 176 long balls and also 676 runs in total (18th in baseball). They have walked 392 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a squad on the campaign. Minnesota has yielded 1,221 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 628 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.52 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Twins have dispatched 487 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 base runners on the year and 42.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 42 saves on the year and have missed out on 19 of 61 chances to get a save. The Twins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.9% and has come into the game in 151 save situations. The relievers have recorded 88 holds this season (9th in baseball). Twins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 117 times in addition to having 185 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have earned 4,035 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,159 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 5th in baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,105 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors.

Festa has taken the mound for 55 frames and is sitting with 66 K's during his career. Festa (2-6 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.00 while going up against 235 batters in the majors. His ERA is 5.07 (31 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.273. He has allowed 51 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 19 walks.

The Boston Red Sox hold an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .254 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,477 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,332 base hits. Boston has a total of 189 HRs over the course of the season as well as 689 RBIs. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .429 and they are earning 4.70 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have 292 doubles, while getting a free base 456 times as well as putting up 715 runs.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (1,285 strikeouts vs 431 free passes). They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,286. They have conceded 187 home runs and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have conceded 715 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (624 earned runs surrendered).

Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.6% out of 214 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 180 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 79 holds and also 30 blown saves. They sit at 28th in baseball with a save rate of 55.9%, and they have sent 494 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 68 save opportunities and they have walked away with 38 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 109 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (29th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 1,345 assists, 108 errors and are sitting with 4,082 putouts on the season. Out of their 12,246 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in pro baseball).

Fitts (0-0 career record) has earned a 0.00 earned run average and has surrendered 7.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.00 and he has gone up against 42 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 0 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 0.0. During his pro baseball career, Fitts has surrendered 8 base knocks while accumulating 4 strikeouts in 10 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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