Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBC Sports California

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (37-32) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (26-45) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are JP Sears and Chris Paddack.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are earning 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 29th in baseball. They have a total of 252 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .290. The Athletics have recorded 98 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 80 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 240 runs batted in and 519 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is at .220. Oakland has a slugging % of .370 and have been rung up 696 times, while drawing a walk on 215 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Athletics pitchers have yielded 68 home runs and 338 total runs (26th in the league). Oakland has yielded 600 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 299 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.28 on the year (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 533 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 234 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a unit on the campaign.

The Athletics relievers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The relievers have inherited 94 base runners this year with 31.9% of those players ended up scoring. Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 72 times as well as having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 224 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have a total of 44 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). They have earned 15 saves this season and have missed out on 10 of their 25 chances to get a save.

The Athletics have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,664 innings, which ranks them 23rd in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 1,888 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 629 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays.

Sears has taken the mound for 320 innings and has accumulated 266 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.27 (152 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.243. He has conceded 298 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 100 walks. Sears (15-22 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.21 while he has faced 1,345 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .404 and they average 4.55 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have put up 129 doubles, while walking 201 times and putting up 314 runs. Minnesota has knocked in 75 home runs on the year as well as 296 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 572 occasions (15th in MLB) and have earned 549 hits. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 304 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (284 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 84 homers and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (613 strikeouts against 178 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 558.

With 78 save situations, the Twins have tallied 48 holds and also 8 blown saves. Minnesota has had relievers step onto the hill in 29 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 47.0% of 83 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in baseball with a save rate of 72.4%, and they have sent 218 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (3rd in the majors). The Twins have recorded 517 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 1,824 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,472 innings on the diamond, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Paddack has allowed 397 base knocks while tallying 405 strikeouts in 406 innings. He has given up a total of 195 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.94 and he has faced 1,696 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Paddack (27-24 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.32 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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