Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Tampa Bay Rays (34-38) are on their way to Target Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Minnesota Twins (40-32). The pitchers expected to start will be Aaron Civale and Pablo Lopez.

The Rays have accounted for 106 doubles as a team and have knocked 57 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay is slugging .354 and have been called out on strikes 653 times, while drawing a walk on 226 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in MLB. They have compiled 259 runs batted in as well as 556 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average sits at .232. They have tallied 279 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Rays pitchers have relinquished 100 home runs and also 350 runs in total (25th in the league). Tampa Bay has yielded 629 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 319 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 4.43 this season (25th in baseball), and they have rung up 624 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 200 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.1% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 80 base runners so far this year with 31.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 56 times and also have had 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 241 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 43 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). They have recorded 22 saves on the season and have missed out on 14 out of their 36 chances to get a save.

The Rays have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 5,838 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 1,946 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 549 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 16th in professional baseball, and have 48 double plays.

Civale has taken the hill for 547 innings and has racked up 502 strikeouts thus far in his career. Civale (33-31 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while he has faced 2,263 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.09 (249 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.189. He has conceded 513 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 138 free passes.

The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .243 so far this season. They have been rung up on 587 instances (18th in baseball) and have 585 base hits. Minnesota has compiled 83 home runs on the campaign to go along with 316 runs batted in. The Twins have a team SLG% of .413 and they average 4.64 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have put up 133 two-baggers, while taking a walk 213 times as well as putting up 334 runs.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.212 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (640 strikeouts against 188 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 583. They have conceded 88 dingers and they yield 4.50 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 318 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.22 (298 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 81 save situations, the Twins have earned 49 holds and also 8 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 31 save chances and they have converted 23 saves. Their relievers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.8% out of their 87 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in baseball holding a save rate of 74.2%, and they have dispatched 228 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

In 5,724 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in professional baseball). The Twins have racked up 541 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,908 putouts during this campaign.

Lopez (45-45 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.00 earned run average and has given up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.90 and he has gone up against 3,231 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 347 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.181 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Lopez has allowed 714 hits while tallying 807 K's in 780 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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