Philadelphia Phillies vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (54-44) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (63-36) on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Zack Wheeler and Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Phillies have tallied 160 doubles as a unit and have hit 122 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .424 and have been rung up 829 times, while drawing a walk on 343 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. They have 470 RBI's as well as 874 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .259. They have accounted for 491 runs and have an OBP of .331.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.43 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 94 home runs and 379 total runs (4th in baseball). Philadelphia has allowed 766 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 339 earned runs. The Phillies have an earned run average of 3.44 so far this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 896 hitters. They have walked 261 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.53 as a team this year.

The Phillies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.4% and has come into the game in 93 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 86 runners over the course of the season with 37.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 65 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 308 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have tallied 51 holds this season (15th in MLB). They have compiled 26 saves this season and have not converted 15 of 41 save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 2,662 putouts thus far, as well as 893 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 74 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,986 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in baseball.

Wheeler (97-67 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.34 while he has gone up against 6,181 batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,310 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 440 free passes. His earned run average is 3.39 (563 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.170. Wheeler has taken the hill for 1,495 innings and is sitting with 1,527 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Minnesota has knocked in 119 home runs for the year to go along with 453 runs batted in. They have recorded 196 doubles, while walking 290 times and notching 477 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .253 for the season. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .427 and they tally 4.87 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have struck out on 779 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 843 base hits.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.180 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They come in at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 780. The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 435 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (401 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.20 (891 strikeouts against 247 bases on balls). They have conceded 116 long balls and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 46.5% out of their 114 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 121 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. With 105 save situations, the Twins have recorded 61 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.4%, and they have sent 317 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 43 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (9th in baseball). The Twins have accrued 748 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,611 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,833 innings on the diamond, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in MLB).

Woods Richardson (3-2 career record) has earned a 3.82 earned run average and has allowed 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and he has faced 384 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 39 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 3.8. In his MLB career, Woods Richardson has allowed 80 hits while totaling 79 punch outs in 92 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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