Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (66-67) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (72-61) at Tropicana Field on Monday. The men taking the mound are Simeon Woods Richardson and Jeffrey Springs.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are knocking in 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They are sitting with 646 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. The Twins have hit 264 doubles as a unit and have hit 162 balls out of the park. They have amassed 611 RBI's and 1,144 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .253. Minnesota is slugging .428 and have struck out 1,074 times, while taking a walk on 394 occasions.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.12 on the campaign (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,208 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 154 home runs in addition to 583 runs in total (15th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 343 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a unit this year. Minnesota has conceded 1,048 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 540 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.52 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 101 times in addition to having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 77 holds on the season (10th in the league). The Twins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has entered the game in 130 save situations. They have tallied 36 saves for the year and have blown 16 of their 52 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 149 runners on the season and 45.0% of them ended up scoring. The Twins have sent 429 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Twins have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,617 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,539 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,001 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 6th in baseball, and have earned 58 double plays.

Woods Richardson has taken the mound for 127 innings and has 110 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.04 (57 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.206. He has surrendered 110 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 43 free passes. Woods Richardson (5-4 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 531 batters during his time in the majors.

Tampa Bay has tallied 124 long balls on the campaign to go along with 474 RBIs. They have put up 213 doubles, while walking 421 times and racking up 508 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .230 so far this season. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .369 and they average 3.82 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,225 occasions (7th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,017 base hits.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.217 with a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,084. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 571 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.90 (515 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (1,147 strikeouts against 363 walks). They have allowed 169 long balls and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.8% out of their 151 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 173 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 86 holds and 20 blown saves. They are currently ranked 7th in the league with a save rate of 67.7%, and they have dispatched 448 relievers to the hill on the season. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 62 save opportunities and they have converted 42 saves.

In their 10,701 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (10th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 93 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 1,048 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,567 putouts this year.

Springs (22-12 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.42 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.48 and he has gone up against 1,296 opposing batters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 117 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and having a FIP of 3.4. In his career, Springs has surrendered 283 hits while he has accumulated 355 strikeouts in 308 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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