Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (53-40) are headed to Oracle Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (45-48). The starting pitchers will be Simeon Woods Richardson and Hayden Birdsong.

The Twins have recorded 187 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 114 balls out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 736 times, while taking a walk on 272 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.9 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have 438 runs batted in and 804 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. They have accounted for 459 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .324.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.17. Twins pitchers have given up 112 home runs and also 407 total runs (17th in baseball). Minnesota has given up 733 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 378 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.13 for the season (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 845 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 235 batters and their FIP sits at 3.90 as a unit this season.

The Twins bullpen have earned a save rate of 68.3% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. The relievers have inherited 103 base runners for the year with 46.6% of them ended up scoring. Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 70 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 295 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen are sitting with 59 holds on the campaign (5th in baseball). They have tallied 28 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 of 41 save opportunities.

The Twins have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,419 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,473 putouts this year, in addition to 702 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and have accumulated 43 double plays.

Woods Richardson has taken the ball for 87 innings and has earned 72 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.82 (37 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.160. He has surrendered 73 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 28 free passes. Woods Richardson (3-2 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.77 and he has gone up against 363 batters in the major leagues.

San Francisco has accumulated 94 home runs so far this year and 394 runs batted in. They have put up 156 two-baggers, while getting a free base 311 times and earning 412 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned an OBP of .315 and a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .390 and they tally 4.43 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 777 occasions (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 769 hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 442 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.49 (409 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 92 homers and they concede 4.85 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.356 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (782 strikeouts vs 288 walks). They sit at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 824.

San Francisco has had relief pitchers take the mound in 32 save chances and they have recorded 18 saves. They sit at 24th in the league with a save rate of 56.3%, and they have sent 329 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.9% out of 113 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Giants have amassed 58 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 939 assists, 53 errors and have earned 2,462 putouts this year. In their 7,386 innings on the field, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Birdsong has surrendered 15 base knocks while totaling 15 strikeouts in 14 frames. Birdsong (1-0 career record) holds a 4.47 earned run average and has conceded 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 7 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.560 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has faced 62 hitters thus far in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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