Minnesota Twins vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs New York Mets

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Minnesota Twins (56-45) are on their way to Citi Field on Monday where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (54-48). The pitchers taking the mound are Simeon Woods Richardson and Jose Quintana.

Minnesota is slugging .426 and have struck out 807 times, while drawing a walk on 305 occasions. They have recorded 463 RBI's and 866 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .252. The Twins have accrued 204 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 120 balls out of the stadium. They have 489 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.59 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Twins pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls in addition to 444 runs in total (16th in the league). Minnesota has surrendered 799 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 410 earned runs. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 4.11 so far this season (19th in the league), and their staff has struck out 916 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 255 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a squad this year.

The Twins have sent 327 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners on the campaign with 44.9% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 30 saves for the year and have blown 14 out of their 44 save opportunities. The Twins bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 61 holds this year (10th in baseball). Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 81 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 2,692 putouts on the campaign, as well as 772 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 48 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of 8,076 innings, which ranks them 10th in professional baseball.

Woods Richardson has taken the hill for 98 innings and is sitting with 84 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Woods Richardson (3-2 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.53 while he has faced 404 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.59 (39 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.154. He has allowed 83 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 30 free passes.

The New York Mets have accounted for an OBP of .322 in addition to a batting average of .249 for the season. They have struck out on 835 instances (20th in the league) and have earned 876 hits. New York has recorded 133 HRs this season to go along with 477 RBIs. The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.86 runs per game (6th in the league). They have hit 184 two-baggers, while getting a free base 333 times as well as putting up 496 runs.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.310 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (893 strikeouts vs 395 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 804. They have given up 112 homers and they allow 4.65 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The New York pitching staff have conceded 473 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.15 (422 earned runs surrendered).

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves. They sit at 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 336 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 147 inherited base runners. Sitting with 116 save situations, the Mets have accrued 72 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 89 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Mets have racked up 907 assists, 70 errors and have earned 2,746 putouts over the course of the season. In 8,238 innings played, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (13th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Quintana has allowed 1,871 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,677 punch outs in 1,906 frames. He has given up 796 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.279 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 7,997 batters so far in his MLB career. Quintana (97-99 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.76 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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