Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (26-44) are traveling to Target Field on Friday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (36-32). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Mitch Spence and Simeon Woods Richardson.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .372 and have been rung up 689 times, while being walked on 214 occasions. They have earned 238 RBI's as well as 515 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .221. The Athletics have compiled 98 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. They have 250 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .292. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this year (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 530 batters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 67 long balls and 332 total runs (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 232 opposing players and their FIP is 4.14 as a unit for the season. Oakland has given up 587 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 293 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.28 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 72 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 44 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have earned 15 saves this year and have missed out on 10 of 25 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 94 runners on the year with 31.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 222 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Athletics have converted 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,592 innings, ranking them 21st in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have a total of 1,864 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 622 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 26th in MLB, and they have turned 69 double plays.

Spence (4-3 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 205 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 46 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 13 walks. His earned run average is 3.70 (21 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.155. Spence has pitched in 51 innings and is sitting with 40 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Minnesota Twins hold an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .237 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 569 occasions (13th in baseball) and have a total of 536 base hits. Minnesota is sitting with 74 home runs on the season to go along with 290 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .403 and they score 4.53 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have put up 129 two-baggers, while taking a walk 199 times and scoring 308 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 302 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.24 (282 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 83 homers and they give up 4.54 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.220 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (606 strikeouts against 177 free passes). They sit at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 554.

Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 47.0% of 83 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Twins have tallied 48 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.4%, and they have dispatched 216 relievers onto the diamond this year. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 29 save opportunities and they have earned 21 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 35 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (5th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 512 assists, 30 errors and have accounted for 1,797 putouts on the season. In their 5,391 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in the majors).

Woods Richardson (2-2 career record) holds a 3.44 ERA and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 251 hitters during his career. He has given up 23 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.165 and having a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Woods Richardson has surrendered 54 base knocks and he has 50 punch outs in 60 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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