Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-108) Los Angeles (-108)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (10-16) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (12-13) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -108 and Los Angeles is opening at -108. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Chris Paddack and Jose Soriano.

The Twins have accumulated 45 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 27 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging % of .381 and have been rung up 240 times, while being walked on 74 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. They have earned 90 RBI's in addition to 183 hits for the season, and their team batting average is .220. They have racked up 97 runs scored while having a team OBP of .298.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Twins pitchers have conceded 31 home runs and also 106 runs in total (10th in the league). Minnesota has relinquished 203 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 96 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 3.90 on the season (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 254 hitters. They have walked 70 opposing players and their FIP is 3.75 as a team over the course of the season.

The Twins bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.0% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 31 runners on the campaign with 41.9% of those runners ended up scoring. Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 22 times and also have had 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 80 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have racked up 18 holds for the year (5th in the league). They have tallied 7 saves this year and have blown 3 of their 10 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 664 putouts for the season, in addition to 167 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 6th in the majors, and have accumulated 10 double plays. The Twins have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of 1,992 innings, which has them ranked 24th in MLB.

Paddack has pitched in 480 innings and is sitting with 382 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.26 (281 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.502. He has conceded 522 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 200 walks. Paddack (22-33 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.13 while he has faced 2,122 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Los Angeles Angels have compiled a team OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .237 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 243 occasions (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 209 base hits. Los Angeles has hit 27 HRs over the course of the season and 98 runs batted in. The Angels have a slugging percentage of .374 and they earn 4.19 runs per game (16th in the league). They have recorded 32 two-baggers, while walking 82 times as well as earning 109 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.287 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff this season. They have a ranking of 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 198. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 128 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (113 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (220 strikeouts vs 97 free passes). They have surrendered 30 homers and they give up 5.03 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 20 save situations, the Angels have earned 11 holds and 3 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 9 save opportunities and they have tallied 6 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 14 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.9% of 39 inherited runners. They rank 14th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 78 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 227 assists, 13 errors and have notched a total of 689 putouts during this campaign. In their 2,067 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (7th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Soriano has given up 416 hits while earning 293 strikeouts in 384 innings. Soriano (19-25 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.66 ERA while conceding 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 199 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.393 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and he has faced 1,654 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-108)

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