Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-104) Los Angeles (-112)

The Los Angeles Angels (10-15) welcome the Minnesota Twins (10-13) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Minnesota at -104 and Los Angeles is coming in at -112. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bailey Ober and Patrick Sandoval.

The Twins have hit 41 doubles as a squad and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .359 and have been rung up 231 times, while being walked on 70 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are earning 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league. They have earned 79 RBI's as well as 162 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .212. They have tallied 86 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .292.

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The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.07 on the year (19th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 235 hitters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs in addition to 100 total runs (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 60 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a squad this year. Minnesota has given up 189 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 92 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has come into the game in 23 save situations. The relievers have inherited 25 base runners on the campaign and 40.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 19 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 73 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 15 holds so far this year (13th in baseball). They have 5 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 8 chances to save the game.

The Twins have transformed 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,830 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 610 putouts for the season, as well as 154 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 5th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Ober has taken the hill for 311 frames and has accounted for 310 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.70 (128 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.109. He has surrendered 282 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 63 free passes. Ober (14-13 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.96 and he has gone up against 1,258 hitters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles is sitting with 27 long balls so far this season and 95 runs batted in. They have hit 30 doubles, while taking a walk 76 times as well as recording 106 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a team OBP of .308 in addition to a batting average of .239 for the year. The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .379 and they average 4.24 runs per game (16th in the league). They have struck out on 233 occasions (10th in the league) and have a total of 204 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.281 and have a FIP of 4.41 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (214 strikeouts against 95 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 187. They have relinquished 29 long balls and they concede 5.03 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 123 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (109 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 75 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 14 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of 37 inherited runners. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Angels have earned 11 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 1,986 innings on the field, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 20 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 215 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 662 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Sandoval has given up 450 hits while tallying 472 punch outs in 477 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 210 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.392 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and he has gone up against 2,084 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Sandoval (18-40 career record) is the owner of a 3.96 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-104)

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