Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (70-55) will play the Minnesota Twins (70-54) on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Bailey Ober and Martin Perez.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .429 and have struck out 995 times, while being walked on 372 occasions. They have accumulated 570 runs batted in in addition to 1,058 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .252. The Twins have hit 243 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 154 balls out of the park. They have a total of 605 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.55 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Twins pitchers have allowed 144 long balls and 535 runs in total (15th in baseball). Minnesota has allowed 972 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 498 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.08 over the course of the season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,124 batters. They have walked 317 opposing players and their FIP is 3.82 as a squad on the season.

The Twins have dispatched 398 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 base runners so far this season and 44.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 36 saves this year and have blown 14 of 50 save opportunities. The Twins relievers have a save rate of 72.0% and has entered the game in 128 save situations. The relievers have tallied 77 holds for the season (7th in the league). Twins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 94 times and also have had 146 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,897 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in professional baseball. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 3,299 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 939 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Ober has taken the mound for 426 frames and has accounted for 433 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Ober (25-17 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.54 and he has gone up against 1,712 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.59 (170 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.075. He has surrendered 365 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 93 walks.

San Diego has tallied 143 home runs over the course of the season as well as 573 RBIs. They have recorded 191 two-baggers, while taking a walk 348 times and putting up 595 runs. The San Diego Padres have accounted for an OBP of .327 and a team batting average of .266 over the course of the season. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .419 and they are recording 4.76 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 827 occasions (30th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,136 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 525 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.94 (485 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 135 dingers and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.227 in addition to having a FIP of 3.80 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (1,131 strikeouts against 358 walks). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,002.

San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 50 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. They sit at 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 414 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.1% out of their 197 inherited base runners. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 58 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (7th in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 980 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,326 putouts for the year. Out of their 9,978 innings played, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in MLB).

In his career, Perez has allowed 1,675 base hits and he has 1,086 K's in 1,541 innings. Perez (88-86 career mark) has a 4.45 ERA while surrendering 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 762 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.447 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and he has faced 6,696 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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