Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-182) Minnesota (+150)

The Los Angeles Angels (11-12) are hitting the road to Target Field on Saturday where they will compete against the Minnesota Twins (9-15). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at -182 while Minnesota is priced at +150. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Yusei Kikuchi and Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Angels have accrued 30 two-baggers as a team and have hit 34 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .394 and have been rung up 220 times, while being walked on 52 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. They have 90 RBI's and 164 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .216. They have earned a total of 91 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .274.

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The Angels have an earned run average of 4.50 this year (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 165 batters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs in addition to 109 runs in total (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 93 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.78 as a squad so far this season. Los Angeles has allowed 196 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 101 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43.

The Angels relievers have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and have come into the game in 21 save situations. The relievers have inherited 27 runners over the course of the season and 37.0% of them ended up scoring. Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 19 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 69 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have notched 10 holds so far this season (24th in baseball). They have accumulated 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 4 out of their 11 save chances.

The Kansas City Royals have 606 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 228 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 20th in the majors, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Angels have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,818 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in pro baseball.

Kikuchi (41-50 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 3,592 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 829 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 296 walks. His earned run average is 4.53 (422 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.342. Kikuchi has thrown 838 innings and is sitting with 865 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have earned a team OBP of .294 and a team batting average of .216 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 197 occasions (19th in baseball) and have totaled 170 base hits. Minnesota has hit 19 home runs for the year to go along with 80 RBIs. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .348 and they average 3.54 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have hit 41 doubles, while getting a free base 70 times as well as putting up 85 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 100 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (90 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 25 long balls and they give up 4.33 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (203 strikeouts against 64 walks). They are currently ranked 18th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 194.

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save rate of 37.5%, and they have dispatched 85 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 23 times in high leverage situations and also on 20 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.6% of 32 inherited runners. With 30 save situations, the Twins have recorded 21 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (26th in professional baseball). The Twins have racked up 164 assists, 17 errors and have amassed 624 putouts this year. In their 1,872 innings played, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Woods Richardson has surrendered 160 hits while earning 144 K's in 162 innings pitched. Woods Richardson (6-8 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.39 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 79 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.351 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and he has gone up against 700 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+150)

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