Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Minnesota Twins (30-25) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (24-32). The pitchers who are expected to start are Pablo Lopez and Ronel Blanco.

The Twins have tallied 104 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 58 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have struck out 475 times, while being walked on 164 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in MLB. They have accrued 224 RBI's in addition to 427 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is .233. They have accounted for 241 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .305.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.14 for the season (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 504 hitters. Twins pitchers have conceded 65 home runs and also 239 runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 133 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team for the season. Minnesota has yielded 454 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 224 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.79 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Twins bullpen have a save percentage of 70.4% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. The relievers have inherited 66 runners so far this year and 48.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 42 times and also have had 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 173 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have notched 42 holds for the season (4th in MLB). They have compiled 19 saves on the campaign and have not converted 8 of their 27 chances to get a save.

The Twins have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,383 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have amassed 1,461 putouts for the season, as well as 405 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays.

Lopez (43-44 career record) holds a FIP of 3.66 while he has faced 3,160 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 699 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 200 walks. His ERA is 3.97 (337 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.177. Lopez has taken the hill for 764 frames and has totaled 792 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Astros have a team slugging % of .411 and they are earning 4.41 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have 88 doubles, while walking 171 times and racking up 247 runs. Houston has hit 65 HRs on the campaign as well as 236 RBIs. They have been rung up on 382 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 499 hits. The Houston Astros have accumulated a team OBP of .324 and a batting average of .259 over the course of the season.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 255 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (240 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 62 homers and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Astros have a WHIP of 1.365 with a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (475 strikeouts against 216 free passes). They rank 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 460.

With 47 save situations, the Astros have earned 28 holds and also 10 blown saves. Houston has called on relievers to take the mound in 19 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on base. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 48 inherited base runners. They sit at 29th in baseball holding a save rate of 47.4%, and they have dispatched 177 relievers to the mound this year.

The Houston Astros have gotten 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Astros have accrued 482 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 1,487 putouts over the course of the season. In their 4,461 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in the majors).

In his career, Blanco has surrendered 90 base knocks while he has totaled 110 strikeouts in 112 innings. Blanco (7-1 career record) has a 3.43 earned run average while surrendering 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and having a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and he has gone up against 473 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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