Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-118) Houston (+100)

The Houston Astros (25-32) will play the Minnesota Twins (31-25) at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins at -118 and the Astros open at +100. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Joe Ryan and Framber Valdez.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 480 times, while being walked on 167 occasions. They have 231 runs batted in as well as 436 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .234. The Twins have recorded 104 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 60 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 248 runs scored while having a team OBP of .306. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 11th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.74 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have given up 67 home runs in addition to 245 runs in total (14th in MLB). Minnesota has surrendered 461 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 228 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.14 this year (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 512 batters. They have walked 137 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.79 as a unit so far this year.

The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 67 base runners for the year with 47.8% of them crossed the plate. Twins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 43 times as well as having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 177 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 44 holds over the course of the season (2nd in the league). They have accumulated 20 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 28 save chances.

The Twins have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,464 innings, which has them ranked 19th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have 1,488 putouts this year, in addition to 412 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 26 double plays.

Ryan (30-22 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.80 and he has gone up against 1,638 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 340 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 95 walks. His ERA is 3.87 (173 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.081. Ryan has taken the hill for 402 innings and has earned 451 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Houston Astros have recorded an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .259 this year. They have been rung up on 387 instances (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 508 base hits. Houston has tallied 67 home runs for the season as well as 240 runs batted in. The Astros have a team slugging % of .412 and they earn 4.40 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have put up 89 two-baggers, while taking a walk 172 times as well as scoring 251 runs.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.355 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (487 strikeouts vs 219 walks). They have a ranking of 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 464. They have surrendered 62 dingers and they yield 4.55 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have given up 255 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.28 (240 earned runs conceded).

Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 48 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on base. With 47 save situations, the Astros have earned 28 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league holding a save rate of 47.4%, and they have sent 180 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 19 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 51 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 488 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 1,514 putouts this year. Out of their 4,542 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (20th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Valdez has conceded 650 base hits while totaling 735 strikeouts in 760 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 292 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.62 and he has gone up against 3,176 hitters in his MLB career. Valdez (56-37 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.46 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+100)

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