Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Minnesota Twins (3-6) are headed to Comerica Park on Thursday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (7-4). The expected starting pitchers will be Pablo Lopez and Tarik Skubal.

Minnesota is slugging .314 and have been called out on strikes 95 times, while drawing a walk on 30 occasions. They have 24 RBI's in addition to 53 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .181. The Twins have recorded 12 doubles as a team and have hit 7 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 26 runs and hold an OBP of .279. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 2.9 runs per contest, which is 29th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.48 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have relinquished 12 home runs in addition to 30 runs in total (4th in the league). Minnesota has conceded 62 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 28 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 3.60 on the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 73 hitters. They have walked 21 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.45 as a team this year.

The Twins have dispatched 27 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 5 runners on the campaign and 80.0% of those players crossed home plate. They have compiled 1 save for the year and have not converted 1 of their 2 save opportunities. The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 3 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 4 times as well as having 4 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 711 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 237 putouts this season, as well as 67 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is at .993 which has them sitting 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 5 double plays.

Lopez has taken the hill for 716 innings and has accumulated 732 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.84 (306 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.172. He has conceded 649 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 191 free passes. Lopez (40-40 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 2,959 hitters in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied an OBP of .292 as well as a team batting average of .218 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 97 occasions (12th in MLB) and have accounted for 82 hits. Detroit has accounted for 9 home runs on the season to go along with 36 runs batted in. The Tigers have a SLG% of .330 and they are scoring 3.45 runs per game (25th in the league). They have recorded 13 two-baggers, while walking 34 times and putting up 38 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.151 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.36 as a unit for the season. They are currently ranked 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 68. The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 35 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.42 (35 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (87 strikeouts vs 38 walks). They have surrendered 11 homers and they give up 3.42 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.4% of 17 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and on 14 occasions with runners on. With 11 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 4 holds and 3 blown saves. They sit at 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 37 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 7 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding rate of .993 (4th in the majors). The Tigers have racked up 104 assists, 3 errors and have a total of 304 putouts on the season. In their 912 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 75.6% (1st in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Skubal has allowed 338 base knocks while he has totaled 435 strikeouts in 391 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 167 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.134 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.10 and he has gone up against 1,601 hitters so far in his MLB career. Skubal (24-27 mark in his career) holds a 3.84 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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