Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+135) Minnesota (-155)

The Minnesota Twins (40-32) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (34-38) at Target Field on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at +135 and Minnesota is opening at -155. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Taj Bradley and Joe Ryan.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 3.9 runs/g, which is 27th in baseball. They have accounted for 279 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. The Rays have accumulated 106 doubles as a team and have hit 57 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 259 runs batted in and 556 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .232. Tampa Bay is slugging .354 and have been called out on strikes 653 times, while drawing a walk on 226 occasions.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 4.43 this year (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 624 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 100 home runs in addition to 350 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 200 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.32 as a team on the year. Tampa Bay has given up 629 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 319 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Rays have sent 241 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 80 runners over the course of the season with 31.3% of those runners crossed the plate. They have 22 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 36 save opportunities. The Rays relievers have recorded a save percentage of 61.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 81 save situations. The relievers have notched 43 holds on the campaign (11th in baseball). Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 56 times and also have had 103 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,838 innings, which ranks them 20th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 1,946 putouts for the season, as well as 549 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 16th in baseball, and have 48 double plays.

Bradley has thrown 143 innings and has tallied 179 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.22 (83 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.308. He has surrendered 136 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 51 walks. Bradley (7-12 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.15 while he has gone up against 618 batters during his time in the majors.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they tally 4.64 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have put up 133 two-baggers, while getting a free base 213 times and racking up 334 runs. Minnesota has hit 83 home runs so far this season to go along with 316 RBIs. They have been rung up on 587 occasions (18th in baseball) and have notched a total of 585 hits. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .243 for the year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 318 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.22 (298 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 88 long balls and they give up 4.50 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.212 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (640 strikeouts vs 188 walks). They sit at 16th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 583.

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with a save percentage of 74.2%, and they have sent 228 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 73 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 44.8% out of their 87 inherited base runners. With 81 save situations, the Twins have 49 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In their 5,724 innings on the field, the Twins hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in baseball). The Twins have recorded 541 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,908 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Ryan has allowed 353 hits while he has tallied 468 strikeouts in 421 innings pitched. Ryan (31-24 career record) has earned a 3.89 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 182 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.076 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 4.68 and he has faced 1,711 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-155)

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