Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Minnesota Twins (41-33) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Oakland Athletics (28-48). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Chris Paddack and JP Sears.

The Twins have recorded 139 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 85 balls out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .414 and have struck out 605 times, while taking a walk on 219 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have earned 324 RBI's and 607 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .244. They have earned 343 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.35 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have relinquished 92 home runs in addition to 327 runs in total (17th in the league). Minnesota has conceded 599 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 306 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.20 so far this year (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 654 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 195 hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a squad on the campaign.

The Twins have dispatched 237 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 89 runners for the year with 43.8% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 23 saves for the season and have blown 9 of 32 chances to get a save. The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.9% and has come into the game in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 49 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 58 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 1,965 putouts thus far, in addition to 559 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them ranked 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 38 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,895 innings, which has them sitting 11th in baseball.

Paddack (27-24 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 while he has gone up against 1,709 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 402 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 83 free passes. His ERA is 4.41 (200 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.188. Paddack has taken the hill for 408 frames and has accumulated 405 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .374 and they average 3.66 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have 108 two-baggers, while taking a walk 234 times and scoring 278 runs. Oakland has accumulated 86 home runs for the year as well as 265 RBIs. They have struck out on 739 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 563 hits. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an OBP of .293 in addition to a batting average of .222 for the year.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 364 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.30 (321 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 77 long balls and they concede 4.87 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.344 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (562 strikeouts vs 252 bases on balls). They rank 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 651.

Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 105 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Athletics have earned 50 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 59.3%, and they have sent 245 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 27 save chances and they have tallied 16 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 76 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (26th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 670 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 2,017 putouts this year. Out of their 6,051 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (24th in the majors).

In his career, Sears has given up 307 base hits while tallying 267 strikeouts in 324 frames. He has given up a total of 156 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and he has faced 1,371 batters during his MLB career. Sears (15-23 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.33 earned run average while surrendering 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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