Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Minnesota Twins (56-45) are traveling to Comerica Park on Friday where they will play the Detroit Tigers (50-53). The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Keider Montero.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have notched a total of 484 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323. The Twins have accumulated 201 two-baggers as a team and have hit 119 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 459 runs batted in as well as 858 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .252. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 798 times, while being walked on 300 occasions.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.11 on the year (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 903 hitters. Twins pitchers have conceded 117 home runs and also 440 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 251 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.81 as a team for the season. Minnesota has yielded 790 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 406 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17.

The Twins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 115 runners on the campaign and 46.1% of those runners crossed the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 79 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 322 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have racked up 61 holds on the season (8th in MLB). They have recorded 30 saves on the year and have blown 14 out of their 44 chances to get a save.

The Twins have transformed 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,995 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have amassed 2,665 putouts this season, in addition to 765 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and have earned 48 double plays.

Lopez has thrown 815 innings and has earned 851 K's so far in his career. Lopez (47-46 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 while he has gone up against 3,370 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.00 (362 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.174. He has surrendered 743 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 214 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .299 and a batting average of .234 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 880 occasions (10th in MLB) and have 803 base knocks. Detroit has accounted for 106 home runs so far this year to go along with 422 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they score 4.32 runs per game (15th in the league). They have recorded 152 doubles, while taking a walk 290 times and recording 441 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.229 with a FIP of 3.73 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 837. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 439 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.95 (396 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (870 strikeouts vs 272 walks). They have given up 104 dingers and they allow 4.38 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Detroit has called on relievers to take the mound in 40 save chances and they have earned 22 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have sent 309 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of their 151 inherited runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Tigers have 41 holds and also 18 blown saves.

In their 8,124 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 83 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Tigers have racked up 879 assists, 59 errors and have a total of 2,708 putouts this season.

Montero (1-3 career record) is the owner of a 6.06 earned run average and has given up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and he has gone up against 135 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 21 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.410 and a FIP of 6.0. In his pro baseball career, Montero has allowed 34 hits and he has 26 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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