Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (41-34) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (28-49). The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and Hogan Harris.

The Twins have tallied 142 doubles as a unit and have hit 88 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 615 times, while taking a walk on 223 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in MLB. They have 330 RBI's as well as 617 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .245. They are sitting with 349 runs scored and hold an OBP of .315.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.22 for the season (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 667 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 94 home runs and 334 total runs (20th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 199 batters and their FIP is 4.01 as a unit on the season. Minnesota has relinquished 610 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 312 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 71.9% and has come into the game in 82 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners for the year and 43.3% of those runners crossed the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 60 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 242 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have earned 49 holds over the course of the season (7th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 9 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Twins have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,985 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have earned 1,995 putouts this season, as well as 565 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 7th in professional baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays.

Lopez has taken the hill for 784 frames and has accounted for 810 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Lopez (45-45 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.98 while facing 3,251 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.04 (352 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.185. He has given up 721 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 208 free passes.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .375 and they are scoring 3.64 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have notched 110 two-baggers, while walking 239 times as well as putting up 280 runs. Oakland has knocked in 87 HRs on the campaign as well as 267 runs batted in. They have struck out on 748 instances (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 572 hits. The Oakland Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .294 as well as a team batting average of .223 for the season.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.338 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 658. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 367 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.28 (324 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (571 strikeouts against 253 walks). They have surrendered 80 home runs and they yield 4.85 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Oakland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 27 save opportunities and they have walked away with 16 saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 247 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 81 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.5% of 105 inherited runners. With 78 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 50 holds and also 11 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 76 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The Athletics have recorded 676 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,044 putouts this year. In their 6,132 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (24th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Harris has surrendered 90 base knocks while he has totaled 82 K's in 93 innings. He has allowed 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.386 and having a FIP of 5.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.10 and he has faced 407 hitters during his career. Harris (4-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.61 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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