Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-132) Pittsburgh (+112)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-33) will play the Minnesota Twins (33-29) on Sunday. The line on this contest has Minnesota at -132 and Pittsburgh is sitting at +112. The betting total is set at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Bailey Ober and Jared Jones.

The Twins have recorded 113 doubles as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 531 times, while drawing a walk on 184 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have accrued 254 runs batted in as well as 470 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .229. They are sitting with 271 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.

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The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.27 for the season (22nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 556 batters. Twins pitchers have yielded 77 home runs and 276 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 162 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a team on the season. Minnesota has yielded 505 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 259 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.43 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22.

The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 72.4% and stepped onto the hill in 75 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 76 runners this year and 47.4% of them crossed home plate. Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 47 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 195 relievers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have tallied 45 holds over the course of the season (5th in MLB). They have earned 21 saves so far this year and have blown 8 of their 29 chances to get a save.

The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 1,638 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 462 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and have a total of 28 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,914 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in pro baseball.

Ober has taken the ball for 354 innings and has accumulated 353 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.86 (152 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.112. He has surrendered 319 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 75 walks. Ober (18-16 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.80 and he has gone up against 1,437 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a batting average of .231 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 599 occasions (4th in the league) and have 490 hits. Pittsburgh is sitting with 57 HRs this year as well as 246 RBIs. The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .358 and they score 4.15 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have 89 two-baggers, while getting a free base 208 times as well as putting up 257 runs.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (528 strikeouts vs 199 free passes). They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 512. They have yielded 70 long balls and they surrender 4.54 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 281 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.99 (247 earned runs yielded).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 88 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 79 times in high leverage situations and also on 58 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Pirates have accumulated 31 holds and 14 blown saves. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 194 relievers to the hill so far this year. Pittsburgh has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves.

In their 5,016 innings on the field, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (18th in MLB). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Pirates have racked up 524 assists, 38 errors and have accounted for 1,672 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Jones has given up 55 base knocks while he has earned 76 punch outs in 69 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 25 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.013 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 5.07 and he has faced 276 opposing batters in his career. Jones (4-5 career record) has earned a 3.26 earned run average while surrendering 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-132)

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