Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (25-16) welcome the Detroit Tigers (14-26) at Target Field on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Beau Brieske and Sonny Gray.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 2.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. They have accounted for 110 runs while holding a team OBP of .282. The Tigers have hit 50 doubles as a squad and have hit 21 balls out of the park. They have amassed 107 RBI's and 282 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .219. Detroit has a slugging rate of .314 and have struck out 338 times, while taking a walk on 103 occasions.

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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.63 on the campaign (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 294 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.20. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 39 home runs in addition to 157 total runs (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 120 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a unit this year.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 31 times and also have had 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 22 holds this season (18th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have a save rate of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 36 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves so far this season and have missed out on 4 of 13 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners on the campaign and 18.4% of them earned a run for their team. The Tigers have dispatched 142 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Tigers have turned 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,126 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have amassed 1,042 putouts on the year, in addition to 348 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 14th in the majors, and have accumulated 33 double plays.

Brieske has pitched in 26 innings and has racked up 15 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 5.13 (15 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.329. He has allowed 24 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 11 free passes. Brieske (0-3 career record) has a FIP of 6.67 while he has gone up against 114 batters in the majors.

Minnesota has accumulated 41 long balls for the season to go along with 169 runs batted in. They have hit 74 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times and notching 178 runs. The Minnesota Twins have tallied a team OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .244 for the year. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .394 and they average 4.34 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 338 occasions (16th in the league) and have a total of 327 base knocks.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.193 in addition to having a FIP of 3.73 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 315. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 147 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.40 (137 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.97 (351 strikeouts vs 118 free passes). They have allowed 42 dingers and they give up 3.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. They rank 1st in MLB holding a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have sent 133 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 52 inherited runners. With 40 save situations, the Twins have compiled 26 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 28 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 327 assists, 19 errors and have earned 1,089 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,267 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (12th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Gray has given up 1,110 base knocks while totaling 1,246 strikeouts in 1,288 innings. He has surrendered 516 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.70 and he has faced 5,373 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Gray (83-73 career record) has a 3.61 earned run average and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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