Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-32) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (33-28) at PNC Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Joe Ryan and Mitch Keller.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have earned a total of 266 runs while holding a team OBP of .300. The Twins have recorded 110 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 67 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 249 runs batted in and 460 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .228. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 525 times, while taking a walk on 180 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have given up 76 home runs and 268 runs in total (15th in the league). Minnesota has given up 498 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 251 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.20 on the season (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 547 hitters. They have walked 154 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team on the campaign.

Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 45 holds this year (5th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 75 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of their 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 runners on the year and 47.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Twins have dispatched 191 relievers to the mound this season.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 1,614 putouts for the season, in addition to 458 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 1st in professional baseball, and they have turned 28 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of 4,842 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in MLB.

Ryan has taken the ball for 407 innings and has accumulated 455 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.94 (178 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.093. He has allowed 348 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 97 walks. Ryan (30-23 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.88 while he has faced 1,661 batters during his time in the majors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with an on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .229 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 584 occasions (4th in MLB) and have tallied 476 base knocks. Pittsburgh has compiled 55 HRs so far this year and 239 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .355 and they have an average of 4.10 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have recorded 88 doubles, while walking 207 times as well as scoring 250 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have relinquished 270 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.88 (236 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 67 homers and they concede 4.43 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (517 strikeouts vs 192 bases on balls). They rank 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 498.

With 63 save situations, the Pirates have 31 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 79 times in high leverage situations and on 57 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.6% out of 87 inherited base runners. They rank 23rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 190 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 43 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Pirates have accrued 516 assists, 37 errors and have accumulated 1,645 putouts for the season. In their 4,935 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (11th in pro baseball).

Keller (32-41 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.56 earned run average and has given up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 2,607 batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 302 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.424 and a FIP of 4.5. In his career, Keller has allowed 631 base hits while he has tallied 587 strikeouts in 596 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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