Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports North

The Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (2-1) at American Family Field on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Chris Paddack and Joe Ross.

Minnesota is slugging .310 and have been called out on strikes 30 times, while being walked on 10 occasions. They have accounted for 8 runs batted in and 21 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .210. The Twins have accumulated 7 doubles as a team and have hit 1 balls out of the park. They have earned 9 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are earning 3.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 25th in MLB.

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The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.15 on the year (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 26 batters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 6 home runs and 13 runs in total (5th in baseball). They have walked 7 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.32 as a unit so far this season. Minnesota has surrendered 24 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 12 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19.

Twins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 2 times in addition to having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 1 holds on the season (25th in the league). The Twins relievers have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 2 save situations. They have accumulated 1 save this year and have not converted 0 out of their 1 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 base runners so far this season with 100.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 10 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Twins have converted 72.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 234 innings, ranking them 7th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have 78 putouts on the campaign, as well as 21 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 9th in MLB, and have earned 1 double play.

Paddack has thrown 335 frames and has racked up 338 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.21 (157 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.136. He has conceded 313 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 68 free passes. Paddack (22-21 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.93 and he has faced 1,387 batters in the major leagues.

The Milwaukee Brewers have an OBP of .364 in addition to a team batting average of .303 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 29 occasions (28th in baseball) and have notched a total of 33 base hits. Milwaukee is sitting with 2 long balls on the year as well as 13 runs batted in. The Brewers hold a team SLG% of .413 and they tally 4.67 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 6 doubles, while taking a walk 10 times and scoring 14 runs.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 0.963 in addition to having a FIP of 4.51 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 20. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 8 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 2.67 (8 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (23 strikeouts vs 6 free passes). They have allowed 4 dingers and they surrender 2.67 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Sitting with 6 save situations, the Brewers have recorded 3 holds and also 0 blown saves. Milwaukee has called on relievers to take the mound in 3 save chances and they have recorded 3 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 4 times in high leverage situations in addition to 1 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 100.0% out of their 2 inherited runners. They rank 3rd in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 10 relievers to the mound for the season.

In their 243 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a efficiency on defense of 77.9% (2nd in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 0 double plays and have a fielding percentage of 1.000 (3rd in MLB). The Brewers have recorded 23 assists, 0 errors and have accumulated 81 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ross has surrendered 449 base hits while he has accumulated 403 strikeouts in 443 innings. He has given up a total of 210 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.331 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has gone up against 1,907 batters in his career. Ross (26-28 career mark) has a 4.26 ERA and has allowed 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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