Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports North

The Washington Nationals (20-25) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (24-22) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Joe Ryan and Patrick Corbin.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 13th in the league. They are sitting with 204 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .302. The Twins have hit 91 doubles as a squad and have knocked 47 baseballs out of the park. They have 189 RBI's as well as 356 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .231. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been rung up 408 times, while drawing a walk on 132 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Twins pitchers have given up 55 home runs and also 201 runs (13th in the league). Minnesota has conceded 387 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 189 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 4.18 for the season (19th in baseball), and they have struck out 433 batters. They have walked 116 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.78 as a team so far this year.

Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 39 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 33 holds for the year (5th in MLB). The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 63.6% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. They have earned 14 saves on the year and have missed out on 8 of 22 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 61 runners on the year and 45.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Twins have dispatched 144 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Minnesota Twins have amassed 1,221 putouts this year, in addition to 332 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which is 3rd in MLB, and have accumulated 24 double plays. The Twins have turned 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,663 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball.

Ryan (28-22 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.89 and he has faced 1,588 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 333 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 93 free passes. His ERA is 3.99 (172 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.097. Ryan has pitched in 388 innings and has tallied 436 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Nationals have a team slugging % of .350 and they tally 3.91 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have notched 68 doubles, while getting a free base 153 times and racking up 176 runs. Washington is sitting with 37 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 163 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 371 occasions (19th in MLB) and have 333 base hits. The Washington Nationals have earned an on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .224 for the year.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.354 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.58 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They sit at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 398. The Washington pitching staff have yielded 195 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.92 (173 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.80 (343 strikeouts vs 140 free passes). They have surrendered 32 dingers and they yield 4.42 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Sitting with 53 save situations, the Nationals have 33 holds and 7 blown saves. Washington has had relievers step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have recorded 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.0% of 60 inherited base runners. They rank 14th in the league with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 164 relievers onto the diamond this year.

The Washington Nationals have turned 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 430 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 1,193 putouts during this campaign. In 3,579 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.0% (30th in professional baseball).

Corbin (98-122 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.43 ERA and has allowed 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has faced 7,601 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 870 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.370 and having a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Corbin has conceded 1,876 hits and he has 1,619 K's in 1,766 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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