Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (67-69) will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (74-62) at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are David Festa and Jeffrey Springs.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have a total of 652 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. The Twins have recorded 266 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 163 balls out of the stadium. They have 617 RBI's and 1,158 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .252. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 1,094 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have surrendered 159 long balls and 601 runs in total (15th in the league). Minnesota has conceded 1,081 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 558 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.16 on the campaign (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,230 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 352 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad on the year.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 102 times in addition to having 163 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 78 holds so far this year (11th in the league). The Twins bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.4% and stepped onto the hill in 133 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 54 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 151 runners so far this year with 44.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 438 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Twins have transformed 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,860 innings, which has them sitting 10th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 3,620 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,031 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays.

Festa has pitched in 42 frames and has accumulated 51 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.92 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. He has conceded 39 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 12 walks. Festa (2-4 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.84 while he has faced 178 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Rays hold a slugging % of .369 and they tally 3.88 runs per game (28th in the league). They have put up 217 two-baggers, while getting a free base 437 times and notching 527 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 126 HRs on the campaign and 491 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,250 occasions (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,044 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays hold a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.232 with a FIP of 4.20 as a unit on the campaign. They sit at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,113. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 592 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.97 (536 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,168 strikeouts vs 385 free passes). They have conceded 174 long balls and they give up 4.38 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

With 150 save situations, the Rays have tallied 86 holds and also 20 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 62 save chances and they have recorded 42 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 173 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.2% of 157 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in baseball with a save rate of 67.7%, and they have sent 459 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 10,944 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Rays have accrued 1,068 assists, 75 errors and have 3,648 putouts on the season.

Springs (22-12 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.42 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine 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 allowed 117 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and a FIP of 3.4. During his pro baseball career, Springs has allowed 283 base hits and he has 355 strikeouts in 308 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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