Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants
Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA
TV: Bally Sports North
The San Francisco Giants (45-48) will take on the Minnesota Twins (53-40) at Oracle Park on Friday.
The Twins have accounted for 187 doubles as a team and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .432 and have struck out 736 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league. They have 438 runs batted in as well as 804 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .255. They have accumulated 459 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324.
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The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.13 this season (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 845 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 112 home runs and also 407 runs in total (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 235 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.90 as a team so far this year. Minnesota has conceded 733 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 378 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17.
The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.3% and stepped onto the hill in 101 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 runners this year and 46.6% of those players crossed home plate. Twins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 295 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have recorded 59 holds over the course of the season (5th in MLB). They have tallied 28 saves for the season and have blown 13 of 41 chances to save the game.
The Minnesota Twins have amassed 2,473 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 702 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 9th in MLB, and have 43 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,419 innings, which has them ranked 8th in MLB.
Ryan (32-24 career record) holds a FIP of 3.81 and he has gone up against 1,810 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 376 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 102 free passes. His ERA is 3.87 (191 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.076. Ryan has thrown 444 innings and has earned 496 K's so far in his career.
San Francisco has 94 home runs this season and 394 RBIs. They have put up 156 doubles, while walking 311 times and racking up 412 runs. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .244 this year. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .390 and they earn 4.43 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 777 occasions (14th in the league) and have recorded 769 base hits.
The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.356 with a FIP of 3.93 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (782 strikeouts vs 288 walks). They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 824. They have conceded 92 homers and they relinquish 4.85 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 442 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (409 earned runs surrendered).
Sitting with 92 save situations, the Giants have tallied 58 holds and 14 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 77 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.9% out of 113 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have sent 329 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.
In their 7,386 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in pro baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Giants have recorded 939 assists, 53 errors and are sitting with 2,462 putouts so far this season.
So far in his career, Harrison has surrendered 114 base hits while he has tallied 105 strikeouts in 114 innings. Harrison (5-5 career mark) is the owner of a 4.25 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 54 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 494 batters so far in his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota
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