Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+165) Minnesota (-195)

The Detroit Tigers (6-9) are on their way to Target Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (8-8). The line on this matchup has Detroit at +165 and Minnesota is at -195. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Michael Pineda and Joe Ryan.

Detroit is slugging .324 and have struck out 129 times, while taking a walk on 56 occasions. They have recorded 53 runs batted in and 112 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .231. The Tigers have earned 18 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 53 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.5 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.22 for the season (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 106 hitters. They have walked 37 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.30 as a team over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14. Tigers pitchers have yielded 10 long balls and also 58 runs (8th in MLB).

The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 runners so far this year with 25.0% of them crossed home plate. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 10 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 56 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 6 holds this year (28th in the league). They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 of 5 chances to save the game.

The Tigers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,206 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned 402 putouts on the year, as well as 121 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 7th in baseball, and have earned 5 double plays.

Pineda has thrown 967 innings and has racked up 942 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.96 (425 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.187. He has conceded 935 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 213 free passes. Pineda (63-54 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 4,007 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .217 for the year. They have been rung up on 149 occasions (10th in MLB) and have totaled 111 base knocks. Minnesota has a total of 16 HRs this season and 54 RBIs. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .352 and they are recording 3.62 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have notched 19 doubles, while taking a walk 62 times and racking up 58 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 56 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.38 (53 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 19 home runs and they relinquish 3.57 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.199 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.68 (134 strikeouts against 50 walks). They have a ranking of 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 119.

Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves. They sit at 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 51 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have come in 12 times in high leverage situations and on 9 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of their 14 inherited runners. With 8 save situations, the Twins have 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

Out of their 1,269 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (10th in the majors). The Minnesota Twins have turned 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Twins have 130 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 423 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Ryan has allowed 25 base knocks while he has accumulated 46 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched. He has given up 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.820 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.60 and he has faced 160 hitters during his MLB career. Ryan (4-2 career mark) has earned a 3.16 earned run average and has allowed 5.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-195)

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